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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gliwēną (“to shine, glitter”) (compare Old Norse gljá), Proto-Germanic *glīmaną (“to shine”) (compare English gleam), Ancient Greek χλιαίνω (khliaínō, “warm”).
Adjective
*gleiwos
- shining, clear, sparkling
Inflection
| O/ā-stem
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwos
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*gleiwou
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*gleiwoi
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| vocative
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*gleiwe
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*gleiwou
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*gleiwoi
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| accusative
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*gleiwom
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*gleiwou
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*gleiwons
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| genitive
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*gleiwī
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*gleiwous
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*gleiwom
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| dative
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*gleiwūi
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*gleiwobom
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*gleiwobos
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| instrumental
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*gleiwū
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*gleiwobim
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*gleiwobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwā
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*gleiwai
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*gleiwās
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| vocative
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*gleiwā
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*gleiwai
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*gleiwās
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| accusative
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*gleiwam
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*gleiwai
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*gleiwans
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| genitive
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*gleiwās
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*gleiwous
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*gleiwom
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| dative
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*gleiwai
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*gleiwābom
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*gleiwābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gleiwābim
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*gleiwābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwom
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*gleiwou
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*gleiwā
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| vocative
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*gleiwom
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*gleiwou
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*gleiwā
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| accusative
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*gleiwom
|
*gleiwou
|
*gleiwā
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| genitive
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*gleiwī
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*gleiwous
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*gleiwom
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| dative
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*gleiwūi
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*gleiwobom
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*gleiwobos
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| instrumental
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*gleiwū
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*gleiwobim
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*gleiwobis
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| Declension of the comparative
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwyūs
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*?
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*gleiwyoses
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| vocative
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*gleiwyūs
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*?
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*gleiwyoses
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| accusative
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*gleiwyosam
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*?
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*gleiwyosans
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| genitive
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*gleiwisos
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*?
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*gleiwisom
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| dative
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*gleiwisei
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*?
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*gleiwisbos
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| instrumental
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*gleiwisī
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*?
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*gleiwisbis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwyūs
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*?
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*gleiwyoses
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| vocative
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*gleiwyūs
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*?
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*gleiwyoses
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| accusative
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*gleiwyosam
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*?
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*gleiwyosans
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| genitive
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*gleiwisos
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*?
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*gleiwisom
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| dative
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*gleiwisei
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*?
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*gleiwisbos
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| instrumental
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*gleiwisī
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*?
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*gleiwisbis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gleiwis
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*?
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*?
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| vocative
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*gleiwis
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*?
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*?
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| accusative
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*gleiwis
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*?
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*?
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| genitive
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*gleiwisos
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*?
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*gleiwisom
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| dative
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*gleiwisei
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*?
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*gleiwisbos
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| instrumental
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*gleiwisī
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*?
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*gleiwisbis
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glīwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gloywo-, *glēwi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 161-2
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gloyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
