Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/slēbos
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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
Matasović proposes that the term comes from Proto-Indo-European *sley-bʰo-, with the root as Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“to smear”), so the meaning would have been 'slippery surface, slope'. He concludes, however, that the semantic connection is weak.[1] MacBain suggests Proto-Indo-European *slewb(ʰ)- (“to slip, glide”), the root of Proto-Germanic *sleupaną (“to slink, creep”).[2]
Noun edit
*slēbos n[1]
Declension edit
| Neuter s-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *slēbos | *slēbese? | *slēbesa |
| vocative | *slēbos | *slēbese? | *slēbesa |
| accusative | *slēbos | *slēbese? | *slēbesa |
| genitive | *slēbesos | *slēbesous? | *slēbesom |
| dative | *slēbesē | *slēbesbom | *slēbesbos |
| locative | *slēbesi | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *slēbesē | *slēbesbim | *slēbesbis |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*slēbos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sliabh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language