Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/luwā

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (louse). A close cognate is Proto-Germanic *lūs (louse).[1]

Noun

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*luwā f

  1. louse

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *luwā *luwai *luwās
vocative *luwā *luwai *luwās
accusative *luwam *luwai *luwāms
genitive *luwās *luwous *luwom
dative *luwāi *luwābom *luwābos
locative *luwai *? *?
instrumental *? *luwābim *luwābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *llow

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*luwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 250