Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos you have here. The definition of the word
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woltos, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *woltos (“hair”), perhaps an extension of *h₂welh₁- (“hair; wool”). Compare with English wold, Proto-Slavic *volsъ (“hair”), Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (“ear (of wheat)”), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, “hairy”).[1][2]
Noun
*woltos m
- hair (of the head)
Declension
| Masculine o-stem
|
|
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*woltos
|
*woltou
|
*woltoi
|
| vocative
|
*wolte
|
*woltou
|
*woltoi
|
| accusative
|
*woltom
|
*woltou
|
*woltoms
|
| genitive
|
*woltī
|
*woltous
|
*woltom
|
| dative
|
*woltūi
|
*woltobom
|
*woltobos
|
| locative
|
*woltei
|
*?
|
*?
|
| instrumental
|
*woltū
|
*woltobim
|
*woltūis
|
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 427-8
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwallt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
