Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sīlom

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 *seh₁- (“to sow”).

Noun

*sīlom n

1. seed

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sīlom	*sīlou	*sīlā
vocative	*sīlom	*sīlou	*sīlā
accusative	*sīlom	*sīlou	*sīlā
genitive	*sīlī	*sīlous	*sīlom
dative	*sīlūi	*sīlobom	*sīlobos
locative	*sīlei	*?	*?
instrumental	*sīlū	*sīlobim	*sīlūis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *hil
  • Breton: hil
  • Cornish: hil
  • Welsh: hil
• Old Irish: síl
  • Irish: síol
  • Manx: sheel
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìol