Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wolkos
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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
Uncertain. Possibly related to *ulkos (“bad, evil”), hinted by early Celtic farmers' hostility towards birds of prey. If so, cognate with Old Irish olc.[1] However, this is uncertain.[2] Alternatively perhaps related to Latin falcō (“falcon”).
Noun edit
*wolkos m[3]
Inflection edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wolkos | *wolkou | *wolkoi |
| vocative | *wolke | *wolkou | *wolkūs |
| accusative | *wolkom | *wolkou | *wolkoms |
| genitive | *wolkī | *wolkous | *wolkom |
| dative | *wolkūi | *wolkobom | *wolkobos |
| locative | *wolkei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *wolkū | *wolkobim | *wolkūis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Hall, James (1989): Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, Issues 17–20, p. 66
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*ulkʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 400
- ^ Proto-Celtic ― English Wordlist, p.95