Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸolkā

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂ (plowed field).[1] Cognate with Old High German felga and Russian полоса (polosa).

Noun

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*ɸolkā f[1]

  1. arable land

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸolkā *ɸolkai *ɸolkās
vocative *ɸolkā *ɸolkai *ɸolkās
accusative *ɸolkam *ɸolkai *ɸolkāms
genitive *ɸolkās *ɸolkous *ɸolkom
dative *ɸolkāi *ɸolkābom *ɸolkābos
locative *ɸolkai *? *?
instrumental *? *ɸolkābim *ɸolkābis

Descendants

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  • Galician: olga
  • Gaulish: *olca

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*ɸolkā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136