Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/okelom
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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 the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*okelom n
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *okelom | *okelou | *okelā |
| vocative | *okelom | *okelou | *okelā |
| accusative | *okelom | *okelou | *okelā |
| genitive | *okelī | *okelous | *okelom |
| dative | *okelūi | *okelobom | *okelobos |
| locative | *okelei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *okelū | *okelobim | *okelūis |
Descendants
[edit]- → Latin: Cindocelum, Itunocelum (British place names)
- Gaulish: *okelon
- → Ancient Greek: Ωκελον (Ōkelon) (name of an Italian town near Turin)
- Celtiberian:
- → Ancient Greek: Οκελον (Okelon) (name of some Spanish places)
References
[edit]- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “ocelo-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 237