Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlenstus

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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

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)plend- +‎ *-tus. Compare Latin splendeō (“shine, glitter”), Tocharian A plāntā- (“rejoice”).[1]

Noun

*ɸlenstus m

  1. light
  2. radiance

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸlenstus *ɸlenstū *ɸlenstowes
vocative *ɸlenstu *ɸlenstū *ɸlenstūs
accusative *ɸlenstum *ɸlenstū *ɸlenstums
genitive *ɸlenstous *ɸlenstous *ɸlenstowom
dative *ɸlenstou *ɸlenstubom *ɸlenstubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *ɸlenstū *ɸlenstubim *ɸlenstubis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: lés (“light”)
    • Middle Irish: lés, lóess

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*flenstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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