Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/oɸibelā

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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 *h₁opi +‎ *bʰel- (“to shine”).[1]

Noun

*oɸibelā f

  1. spark

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *oɸibelā *oɸibelai *oɸibelās
vocative *oɸibelā *oɸibelai *oɸibelās
accusative *oɸibelam *oɸibelai *oɸibelāms
genitive *oɸibelās *oɸibelous *oɸibelom
dative *oɸibelāi *oɸibelābom *oɸibelābos
locative *oɸibelai *? *?
instrumental *? *oɸibelābim *oɸibelābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ʉβel
  • Old Irish: oíbell

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Stifter, David (2019) “An apple a day ...”, in Indogermanische Forschungen, volume 124, number 1, pages 186-189
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