Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gēstlos

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 *gʰeydʰ- (desire, wait for). Cognate with Lithuanian geidžiu (to desire), Proto-Slavic *žьdati (to await).

Noun edit

*gēstlos m

  1. hostage
  2. bail

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gēstlos *gēstlou *gēstloi
vocative *gēstle *gēstlou *gēstlūs
accusative *gēstlom *gēstlou *gēstloms
genitive *gēstlī *gēstlous *gēstlom
dative *gēstlūi *gēstlobom *gēstlobos
locative *gēstlei *? *?
instrumental *gēstlū *gēstlobim *gēstlūis

Descendants edit