Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kulis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Often compared to Latin culex. Pokorny, followed by Schrijver and Zair, connect the terms to Sanskrit शूल (śūla, “stake”).[1] Matasović is not confident in this connection.[2]
Noun
[edit]*kulis f
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kulis | *kulī | *kulīs |
| vocative | *kuli | *kulī | *kulīs |
| accusative | *kulim | *kulī | *kulims |
| genitive | *kuleis | *kulyow | *kulyom |
| dative | *kulei | *kulibom | *kulibos |
| locative | *kulei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kulī | *kulibim | *kulibis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: (pluralized)
- Old Irish: cuil