Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kliyos
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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
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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