Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tolkos

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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 *tolkos, o-stem form of *telk- (to thrust, strike)[1]. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *telťi (to pound), Lithuanian tìlkti (to be tame).

Noun

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*tolkos m

  1. thrust, force, strength
  2. tear, piercing

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tolkos *tolkou *tolkoi
vocative *tolke *tolkou *tolkoi
accusative *tolkom *tolkou *tolkoms
genitive *tolkī *tolkous *tolkom
dative *tolkūi *tolkobom *tolkobos
locative *tolkei *? *?
instrumental *tolkū *tolkobim *tolkūis
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: tolc, tolg

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406