Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸleitos

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 *pelh₁- (“pale”). Cognate with Latin palleo and English fallow.

Adjective

*ɸleitos

1. grey

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitos	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitoi
vocative	*ɸleite	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitoi
accusative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitoms
genitive	*ɸleitī	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitūi	*ɸleitobom	*ɸleitobos
instrumental	*ɸleitū	*ɸleitobim	*ɸleitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitā	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitās
vocative	*ɸleitā	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitās
accusative	*ɸleitam	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitams
genitive	*ɸleitās	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitābom	*ɸleitābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸleitābim	*ɸleitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
vocative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
accusative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
genitive	*ɸleitī	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitūi	*ɸleitobom	*ɸleitobos
instrumental	*ɸleitū	*ɸleitobim	*ɸleitobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
vocative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
accusative	*ɸleityosam	*?	*ɸleityosams
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
vocative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
accusative	*ɸleityosam	*?	*ɸleityosams
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleityos	*?	*ɸleityosa?
vocative	*ɸleityos	*?	*ɸleityosa?
accusative	*ɸleityos	*?	*ɸleityosa?
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *lluɨd
  • Breton: louet
  • Cornish: loos
  • Welsh: llwyd
• Old Irish: líath
  • Irish: liath
  • Manx: lheeah
  • Scottish Gaelic: liath

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)

*bānos, *loukos, *windos	*ɸleitos, *blāros	*dubus
*roudos; *dergos	*dusnos	*blāwos, *melinos
	*glastos
		*gurmos