Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gelus
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognacy with Sanskrit जलूका (jalūkā), via a putative *ǵelu- (“leech”), has long been speculated. However, the Sanskrit word has also been given incompatible alternative etymologies.[1]
GPC's identification with *gʷeleti (“to graze”) (whence Old Irish gelid)[2] is phonetically impossible, as *gʷ normally yields *gw- in Brittonic.
Noun
[edit]*gelus m
- leech (parasitic animal)
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gelus | *gelū | *gelowes |
| vocative | *gelu | *gelū | *gelūs |
| accusative | *gelum | *gelū | *gelums |
| genitive | *gelous | *gelous | *gelowom |
| dative | *gelou | *gelubom | *gelubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *gelū | *gelubim | *gelubis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gelu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 156–157
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gelau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies