Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lubā
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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 *(h₃)lewbʰ- (“leaf”). Compare with English leaf and Latin liber (“book”).
Noun
*lubā f[1]
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *lubā | *lubai | *lubās |
| vocative | *lubā | *lubai | *lubās |
| accusative | *lubam | *lubai | *lubāms |
| genitive | *lubās | *lubous | *lubom |
| dative | *lubāi | *lubābom | *lubābos |
| locative | *lubai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *lubābim | *lubābis |
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161