Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/morigablos
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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]From *mori (“sea”) + *gablā (“fork”).
Noun
[edit]*morigablos m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *morigablos | *morigablou | *morigabloi |
| vocative | *morigable | *morigablou | *morigabloi |
| accusative | *morigablom | *morigablou | *morigabloms |
| genitive | *morigablī | *morigablous | *morigablom |
| dative | *morigablūi | *morigablobom | *morigablobos |
| locative | *morigablei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *morigablū | *morigablobim | *morigablūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- Aaron Griffith disputes the traditional identity of Old Irish muirgobuil in his Milan glosses database; he thinks that instead of its second member being gabul, it is gobél (“inlet”).
- The reconstruction of the masculine gender hinges entirely on whether the Goidelic masculine words belong here; if they do not, it is possible to instead reconstruct this as a feminine word.
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *morɣaβl
- >? Old Irish: muirgobuil pl
- Middle Irish: muirgabuil (gen. sg.)
References
[edit]- ^ Koch, John (2004) “sea-inlet”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 296