Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kūlos

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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 *(s)kewH- (“to cover”),[1] the most obvious cognate being Latin cūlus.[2]

Noun

*kūlos m

  1. corner
  2. backside, rear
  3. nape of one's neck

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kūlos *kūlou *kūloi
vocative *kūle *kūlou *kūloi
accusative *kūlom *kūlou *kūloms
genitive *kūlī *kūlous *kūlom
dative *kūlūi *kūlobom *kūlobos
locative *kūlei *? *?
instrumental *kūlū *kūlobim *kūlūis
  • *kūlā
    • Old Irish: cúl (“corner”)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 118
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 229
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