Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lāt-
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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]Unknown.[1]
Noun
[edit]*lāt- m[2]
Inflection
[edit]Both i-stem and o-stem forms are attested for Goidelic and Gaulish.
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *lātis | *lātī | *lātīs |
| vocative | *lāti | *lātī | *lātīs |
| accusative | *lātim | *lātī | *lātims |
| genitive | *lāteis | *lātyow | *lātyom |
| dative | *lātei | *lātibom | *lātibos |
| locative | *lātei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *lātī | *lātibim | *lātibis |
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *lātos | *lātou | *lātoi |
| vocative | *lāte | *lātou | *lātoi |
| accusative | *lātom | *lātou | *lātoms |
| genitive | *lātī | *lātous | *lātom |
| dative | *lātūi | *lātobom | *lātobos |
| locative | *lātei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *lātū | *lātobim | *lātūis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *llọd
- Welsh: llawd (“the state of a sow being in heat”)
- Old Irish: láth, láith
- Gaulish: *lātos, *lātis
- ⇒ Gaulish: Εσκεγγολατι
- →⇒ Latin: Lātobicī, Lātobrigi, Lātovicī, Lātobius, Lātobrogiī