Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wlatis

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 *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-, from the root *h₂welh₁-.[1]

Noun edit

*wlatis f

  1. sovereignty

Inflection edit

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wlatis *wlatī *wlatīs
vocative *wlati *wlatī *wlatīs
accusative *wlatim *wlatī *wlatims
genitive *wlateis *wlatyow *wlatyom
dative *wlatei *wlatibom *wlatibos
locative *wlatei *? *?
instrumental *wlatī *wlatibim *wlatibis

Descendants edit

  • Brythonic: *gwlad
    • Breton: glad
    • Old Cornish: gulat
    • Old Welsh: gulat
  • Old Irish: flaith

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-6