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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gloidos

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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

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Etymology

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From a dental extension of Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- (to glue, smear).[1]

Noun

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*gloidos m

  1. glue
  2. lime (calcium compounds)

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gloidos
vocative *gloide
accusative *gloidom
genitive *gloidī
dative *gloidūi
locative *gloidei
instrumental *gloidū
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *glʉd (with non-lenition of *d under the influence of Latin glūten)
  • Old Irish: glaíth (as attested in a late Laws manuscript)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 160–161