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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kaballos

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown; perhaps a Wanderwort.[1] See caballus.

Noun

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*kaballos m[2]

  1. horse
    Synonym: *ekʷos

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kaballos *kaballou *kaballoi
vocative *kaballe *kaballou *kaballoi
accusative *kaballom *kaballou *kaballoms
genitive *kaballī *kaballous *kaballom
dative *kaballūi *kaballobom *kaballobos
locative *kaballei *? *?
instrumental *kaballū *kaballobim *kaballūis

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “caballos”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 96
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*kaballo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies