Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/klitos

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 *ḱli-tós (“covered, sheltered”), from *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”) +‎ *-tós.

Adjective

*klitos

1. covered
2. sheltered

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitos	*klitou	*klitoi
vocative	*klite	*klitou	*klitoi
accusative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitoms
genitive	*klitī	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitūi	*klitobom	*klitobos
instrumental	*klitū	*klitobim	*klitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitā	*klitai	*klitās
vocative	*klitā	*klitai	*klitās
accusative	*klitam	*klitai	*klitams
genitive	*klitās	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitai	*klitābom	*klitābos
instrumental	*?	*klitābim	*klitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
vocative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
accusative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
genitive	*klitī	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitūi	*klitobom	*klitobos
instrumental	*klitū	*klitobim	*klitobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klityūs	*?	*klityoses
vocative	*klityūs	*?	*klityoses
accusative	*klityosam	*?	*klityosams
genitive	*klitisos	*?	*klitisom
dative	*klitisei	*?	*klitisbos
instrumental	*klitisī	*?	*klitisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klityūs	*?	*klityoses
vocative	*klityūs	*?	*klityoses
accusative	*klityosam	*?	*klityosams
genitive	*klitisos	*?	*klitisom
dative	*klitisei	*?	*klitisbos
instrumental	*klitisī	*?	*klitisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitis	*?	*?
vocative	*klitis	*?	*?
accusative	*klitis	*?	*?
genitive	*klitisos	*?	*klitisom
dative	*klitisei	*?	*klitisbos
instrumental	*klitisī	*?	*klitisbis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *klɨd
  • Middle Welsh: clyd
    • Welsh: clyd