Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/koilos

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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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Unknown. Pokorny offers a connection to Latvian kails (bare), but Delamarre and Matasović identify this comparison as semantically dubious.[1][2]

Adjective

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*koilos

  1. thin, narrow

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *koilos *koilou *koiloi
vocative *koile *koilou *koiloi
accusative *koilom *koilou *koiloms
genitive *koilī *koilous *koilom
dative *koilūi *koilobom *koilobos
instrumental *koilū *koilobim *koilobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *koilā *koilai *koilās
vocative *koilā *koilai *koilās
accusative *koilam *koilai *koilams
genitive *koilās *koilous *koilom
dative *koilai *koilābom *koilābos
instrumental *? *koilābim *koilābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *koilom *koilou *koilā
vocative *koilom *koilou *koilā
accusative *koilom *koilou *koilā
genitive *koilī *koilous *koilom
dative *koilūi *koilobom *koilobos
instrumental *koilū *koilobim *koilobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *koilyūs *? *koilyoses
vocative *koilyūs *? *koilyoses
accusative *koilyosam *? *koilyosams
genitive *koilisos *? *koilisom
dative *koilisei *? *koilisbos
instrumental *koilisī *? *koilisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *koilyūs *? *koilyoses
vocative *koilyūs *? *koilyoses
accusative *koilyosam *? *koilyosams
genitive *koilisos *? *koilisom
dative *koilisei *? *koilisbos
instrumental *koilisī *? *koilisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *koilis *? *?
vocative *koilis *? *?
accusative *koilis *? *?
genitive *koilisos *? *koilisom
dative *koilisei *? *koilisbos
instrumental *koilisī *? *koilisbis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*koylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “coilos”, 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 121