Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kliyos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌰 (hleiduma, “left”), and Latin clīvius (“inauspicious”). The left direction was considered a taboo and all Indo-European words meaning "left" come from words meaning "bent" or "crooked" as a result.
Adjective
*kliyos[1]
Inflection
O/ā-stem | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *klēyos | *klēyou | *klēyoi |
vocative | *klēye | *klēyou | *klēyoi |
accusative | *klēyom | *klēyou | *klēyoms |
genitive | *klēyī | *klēyous | *klēyom |
dative | *klēyūi | *klēyobom | *klēyobos |
instrumental | *klēyū | *klēyobim | *klēyobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *klēyā | *klēyai | *klēyās |
vocative | *klēyā | *klēyai | *klēyās |
accusative | *klēyam | *klēyai | *klēyams |
genitive | *klēyās | *klēyous | *klēyom |
dative | *klēyai | *klēyābom | *klēyābos |
instrumental | *? | *klēyābim | *klēyābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *klēyom | *klēyou | *klēyā |
vocative | *klēyom | *klēyou | *klēyā |
accusative | *klēyom | *klēyou | *klēyā |
genitive | *klēyī | *klēyous | *klēyom |
dative | *klēyūi | *klēyobom | *klēyobos |
instrumental | *klēyū | *klēyobim | *klēyobis |
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN