Reconstruction:Gaulish/alawda

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish

*alaudā

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a substrate source. Compare Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ (“lark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.lau.daː]

Noun

*alaudā f

1. A skylark.

Declension

Declension of alawda (Transalpine)

	singular	plural
nominative	*alaudā	*alaudās
vocative	*alaudā	*alaudās
accusative	*alaudan1, *alaudim2	*alaudās
genitive	*alaudās1, *alaudiās2	*alaudanom
dative	*alaudī1, *alaudia2	*alaudābo
instrumental	*alaudī	*alaudābi
locative	*alaudī	*alaudābo

¹ early form
² late form

Descendants

• → Latin: alauda
  • Catalan: alosa
  • Occitan: alauseta
  • Old French: aloe, aloel, aloëte
    • French: alouette, aloyau
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *alaudula
    • Friulian: lodule, odule
    • Italian: allodola, lodola
    • Ladino: lodola
    • Romansh: lodola
    • Sardinian: allòdola
    • Spanish: alondra