Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dīgalā

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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 *dī- +‎ *galā.

Noun[edit]

*dīgalā f[1]

  1. revenge, vengeance

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dīgalā *dīgalai *dīgalās
vocative *dīgalā *dīgalai *dīgalās
accusative *dīgalam *dīgalai *dīgalāms
genitive *dīgalās *dīgalous *dīgalom
dative *dīgalāi *dīgalābom *dīgalābos
locative *dīgalai *? *?
instrumental *? *dīgalābim *dīgalābis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *diɣal
  • Old Irish: dígal

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dī-galā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 98