Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/glouros

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 *ǵʰlowHr-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Adjective

*glouros

1. bright, clear, pure

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelos	*gelou	*geloi
vocative	*gele	*gelou	*geloi
accusative	*gelom	*gelou	*gelons
genitive	*gelī	*gelous	*gelom
dative	*gelūi	*gelobom	*gelobos
instrumental	*gelū	*gelobim	*gelobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelā	*gelai	*gelās
vocative	*gelā	*gelai	*gelās
accusative	*gelam	*gelai	*gelans
genitive	*gelās	*gelous	*gelom
dative	*gelai	*gelābom	*gelābos
instrumental	*?	*gelābim	*gelābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelom	*gelou	*gelā
vocative	*gelom	*gelou	*gelā
accusative	*gelom	*gelou	*gelā
genitive	*gelī	*gelous	*gelom
dative	*gelūi	*gelobom	*gelobos
instrumental	*gelū	*gelobim	*gelobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelyūs	*?	*gelyoses
vocative	*gelyūs	*?	*gelyoses
accusative	*gelyosam	*?	*gelyosans
genitive	*gelisos	*?	*gelisom
dative	*gelisei	*?	*gelisbos
instrumental	*gelisī	*?	*gelisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelyūs	*?	*gelyoses
vocative	*gelyūs	*?	*gelyoses
accusative	*gelyosam	*?	*gelyosans
genitive	*gelisos	*?	*gelisom
dative	*gelisei	*?	*gelisbos
instrumental	*gelisī	*?	*gelisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gelis	*?	*?
vocative	*gelis	*?	*?
accusative	*gelis	*?	*?
genitive	*gelisos	*?	*gelisom
dative	*gelisei	*?	*gelisbos
instrumental	*gelisī	*?	*gelisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *glʉr
  • Old Breton: -glur
  • Welsh: -glur
• Old Irish: glór (also glúair (i-stem))