Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸloutos

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 *plów-tos, from *plew- (“to flow”). An exact cognate appears in Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth”).

Adjective

*ɸloutos

1. flowing

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸloutos	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutoi
vocative	*ɸloute	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutoi
accusative	*ɸloutom	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutoms
genitive	*ɸloutī	*ɸloutous	*ɸloutom
dative	*ɸloutūi	*ɸloutobom	*ɸloutobos
instrumental	*ɸloutū	*ɸloutobim	*ɸloutobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸloutā	*ɸloutai	*ɸloutās
vocative	*ɸloutā	*ɸloutai	*ɸloutās
accusative	*ɸloutam	*ɸloutai	*ɸloutams
genitive	*ɸloutās	*ɸloutous	*ɸloutom
dative	*ɸloutai	*ɸloutābom	*ɸloutābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸloutābim	*ɸloutābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸloutom	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutā
vocative	*ɸloutom	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutā
accusative	*ɸloutom	*ɸloutou	*ɸloutā
genitive	*ɸloutī	*ɸloutous	*ɸloutom
dative	*ɸloutūi	*ɸloutobom	*ɸloutobos
instrumental	*ɸloutū	*ɸloutobim	*ɸloutobis

Derived terms

• *kom-bloutom (“confluence”)
  • Celtiberian: Konbouto (with l omitted due to defective syllabic orthography)
    • → Latin: Complūtum
      • → English: Complute
      • → Spanish: Compluto

Descendants

• Old Irish: lúath (“quick, swift”)
  • Irish: luath
  • Scottish Gaelic: luath