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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/leiris

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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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Possibly of non-Indo-European origin.[1]

Adjective

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*leiris

  1. diligent, complete, assiduous

Inflection

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I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *leiris *leirī *leirīs
vocative *leiri *leirī *leirīs
accusative *leirim *leirī *leirims
genitive *leireis *leiryou *leiryom
dative *leirei *leiribom *leiribos
instrumental *leirī *leiribim *leiribis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *leiris *leirī *leirīs
vocative *leiri *leirī *leirīs
accusative *leirim *leirī *leirims
genitive *leireis *leiryou *leiryom
dative *leirei *leiribom *leiribos
instrumental *leirī *leiribim *leiribis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *leiri *leirī *leiryā
vocative *leiri *leirī *leiryā
accusative *leiri *leirī *leiryā
genitive *leirois *leirois *leiryom
dative *leirē *leiribom *leiribos
instrumental *leirī *leiribim *leiribis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *lluɨr
  • Old Irish: léir

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lēro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 238