Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/blāwos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂- (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Latin flavus.

Adjective

*blāwos

1. yellow

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwos	*blāwou	*blāwoi
vocative	*blāwe	*blāwou	*blāwoi
accusative	*blāwom	*blāwou	*blāwoms
genitive	*blāwī	*blāwous	*blāwom
dative	*blāwūi	*blāwobom	*blāwobos
instrumental	*blāwū	*blāwobim	*blāwobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwā	*blāwai	*blāwās
vocative	*blāwā	*blāwai	*blāwās
accusative	*blāwam	*blāwai	*blāwams
genitive	*blāwās	*blāwous	*blāwom
dative	*blāwai	*blāwābom	*blāwābos
instrumental	*?	*blāwābim	*blāwābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwom	*blāwou	*blāwā
vocative	*blāwom	*blāwou	*blāwā
accusative	*blāwom	*blāwou	*blāwā
genitive	*blāwī	*blāwous	*blāwom
dative	*blāwūi	*blāwobom	*blāwobos
instrumental	*blāwū	*blāwobim	*blāwobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwyūs	*?	*blāwyoses
vocative	*blāwyūs	*?	*blāwyoses
accusative	*blāwyosam	*?	*blāwyosams
genitive	*blāwisos	*?	*blāwisom
dative	*blāwisei	*?	*blāwisbos
instrumental	*blāwisī	*?	*blāwisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwyūs	*?	*blāwyoses
vocative	*blāwyūs	*?	*blāwyoses
accusative	*blāwyosam	*?	*blāwyosams
genitive	*blāwisos	*?	*blāwisom
dative	*blāwisei	*?	*blāwisbos
instrumental	*blāwisī	*?	*blāwisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*blāwis	*?	*?
vocative	*blāwis	*?	*?
accusative	*blāwis	*?	*?
genitive	*blāwisos	*?	*blāwisom
dative	*blāwisei	*?	*blāwisbos
instrumental	*blāwisī	*?	*blāwisbis

Descendants

• Goidelic:
  • Old Irish: blá

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)

*bānos, *loukos, *windos	*ɸleitos, *blāros	*dubus
*roudos; *dergos	*dusnos	*blāwos, *melinos
	*glastos
		*gurmos