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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

A derivative of Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (to support). The semantics may have evolved from "bearing" > "suffering" > "weakened".

Adjective

*tlātis

  1. weak

Inflection

I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *tlātis *tlātī *tlātīs
vocative *tlāti *tlātī *tlātīs
accusative *tlātim *tlātī *tlātins
genitive *tlāteis *tlātyou *tlātyom
dative *tlātei *tlātibom *tlātibos
instrumental *tlātī *tlātibim *tlātibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *tlātis *tlātī *tlātīs
vocative *tlāti *tlātī *tlātīs
accusative *tlātim *tlātī *tlātins
genitive *tlāteis *tlātyou *tlātyom
dative *tlātei *tlātibom *tlātibos
instrumental *tlātī *tlātibim *tlātibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *tlāti *tlātī *tlātyā
vocative *tlāti *tlātī *tlātyā
accusative *tlāti *tlātī *tlātyā
genitive *tlātois *tlātois *tlātyom
dative *tlātē *tlātibom *tlātibos
instrumental *tlātī *tlātibim *tlātibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *tlọd
  • Middle Irish: tláith

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tlāti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 187