Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/samalis

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-, from *sem- (together, one). A similar formation also underlies Latin similis.

Noun edit

*samalis f[1]

  1. likeness
  2. similarity

Inflection edit

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *samalis *samalī *samalīs
vocative *samali *samalī *samalīs
accusative *samalim *samalī *samalims
genitive *samaleis *samalyow *samalyom
dative *samalei *samalibom *samalibos
locative *samalei *? *?
instrumental *samalī *samalibim *samalibis

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*samali-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 320