Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸelus

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us. Cognate to Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), Proto-Germanic *felu and Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Húš.

Adjective

*ɸelus (comparative *ɸleis)

  1. much, many

Inflection

U-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ɸelus *ɸelū *ɸelowes
vocative *ɸelu *ɸelū *ɸelūs
accusative *ɸelum *ɸelū *ɸelums
genitive *ɸelous *ɸelous *ɸelowom
dative *ɸelou *ɸelubom *ɸelubos
instrumental *ɸelū *ɸelubim *ɸelubis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *ɸelus *ɸelū *ɸelowes
vocative *ɸelu *ɸelū *ɸelūs
accusative *ɸelum *ɸelū *ɸelums
genitive *ɸelous *ɸelous *ɸelowom
dative *ɸelou *ɸelubom *ɸelubos
instrumental *ɸelū *ɸelubim *ɸelubis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ɸelu *ɸelū *ɸelwā
vocative *ɸelu *ɸelū *ɸelwā
accusative *ɸelu *ɸelū *ɸelwā
genitive *ɸelous *ɸelous *ɸelowom
dative *ɸelou *ɸelubom *ɸelubos
instrumental *ɸelū *ɸelubim *ɸelubis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: il, hil
    • Irish: il
    • Manx: yl
  • >? Gaulish: *elu-[1]

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “*elu(o)-”, 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 162

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