Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/legus
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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 *h₁léngʰus ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰéws.
Adjective edit
*legus (comparative *lagyūs, superlative *lagisamos)[1][2][3]
Inflection edit
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *legos | *legou | *legoi |
| vocative | *lege | *legou | *legoi |
| accusative | *legom | *legou | *legoms |
| genitive | *legī | *legous | *legom |
| dative | *legūi | *legobom | *legobos |
| instrumental | *legū | *legobim | *legobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *legā | *legai | *legās |
| vocative | *legā | *legai | *legās |
| accusative | *legam | *legai | *legams |
| genitive | *legās | *legous | *legom |
| dative | *legai | *legābom | *legābos |
| instrumental | *? | *legābim | *legābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *legom | *legou | *legā |
| vocative | *legom | *legou | *legā |
| accusative | *legom | *legou | *legā |
| genitive | *legī | *legous | *legom |
| dative | *legūi | *legobom | *legobos |
| instrumental | *legū | *legobim | *legobis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 305: “*lagu̯-o-;*lagu-”
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “small *legu-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 321
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*legu-, *lagu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 236