Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/slattā
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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]
Possibly loaned from a substrate language of northwestern Europe, hinted by the geminate and a-vocalism. This substrate could also have been the source of Proto-Germanic *lattō (“plank, board”), but with loss of initial *s-. Perhaps related to the root of *sladyeti (“to slay, hit”) (compare Proto-Germanic *slahaną); similar sense development can be found in Serbo-Croatian šibati (“to flog, whip”) > šiba (“rod, switch”).
Noun[edit]
*slattā f[1]
Declension[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *slattā | *slattai | *slattās |
| vocative | *slattā | *slattai | *slattās |
| accusative | *slattam | *slattai | *slattāms |
| genitive | *slattās | *slattous | *slattom |
| dative | *slattāi | *slattābom | *slattābos |
| locative | *slattai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *slattābim | *slattābis |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*slatta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345