Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/delgos

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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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- (sting), whence also Proto-Germanic *dalkaz, Latin falx.

Noun[edit]

*delgos m

  1. pin, needle

Declension[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *delgos *delgou *delgoi
vocative *delge *delgou *delgūs
accusative *delgom *delgou *delgoms
genitive *delgī *delgous *delgom
dative *delgūi *delgobom *delgobos
locative *delgei *? *?
instrumental *delgū *delgobim *delgūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Irish: delg (thorn; pin)
    • Middle Irish: delg
  • Middle Welsh: dala (sting)
  • Old Cornish: delc(h) (jewel)
  • Gaulish:
    • ? Vulgar Latin: *daculum (sickle)

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