Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lindom

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare *liyeti (flow). Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *liH-nd-o-, but that would result in *līndom with a long ī.

Noun

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*lindom n[2]

  1. liquid
  2. lake

Declension

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lindom *lindou *lindā
vocative *lindom *lindou *lindā
accusative *lindom *lindou *lindā
genitive *lindī *lindous *lindom
dative *lindūi *lindobom *lindobos
locative *lindei *? *?
instrumental *lindū *lindobim *lindūis

Derived terms

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  • *Lindom
    • Latin: Lindum (Lindum Colonia, Lincoln)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*(φ?)lendu-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 193
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lindu-, *lindo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 239-40
  3. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “lindon”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 203