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 Gaulish/alawda (Transalpine)

Case Singular Plural Nominative *alaudā *alaudās Vocative *alaudā *alaudās Accusative *alaudan1, *alaudim2 *alaudās Genitive *alaudās1, *alaudiās2 *alaudanom Dative *alaudī *alaudābo Instrumental *alaudia1, *alaudī2 *alaudābi Locative *alaudī *alaudābo 1 early forms, 2 late forms

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
    • Romansch: lodola
    • Sardinian: allòdola
    • Spanish: alondra