Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Lugus
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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. The exact root is unknown. More at Lugus.
Proper noun
*Lugus m
- A Celtic god identified with Mercury.
Declension
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *Lugus | — | — |
| vocative | *Lugu | — | — |
| accusative | *Lugum | — | — |
| genitive | *Lugous | — | — |
| dative | *Lugou | — | — |
| locative | *? | — | — |
| instrumental | *Lugū | — | — |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *Llow
- Celtiberian: Luguei (Dative singular)
- Gaulish: *Lugos
- Primitive Irish: ᚂᚒᚌ (lug)
References
Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*Lugu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248