Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ēglā

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ- (to desire), formed with the same *-lā suffix that belies *kaglā (yielding Welsh cael (to get)), *sāglā (yielding Welsh hawl (plea, demand, claim)),[1] and *gabaglā (taking).

Noun

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*ēglā f[1]

  1. cry
  2. crying, weeping

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ēglā *ēglai *ēglās
vocative *ēglā *ēglai *ēglās
accusative *ēglam *ēglai *ēglāms
genitive *ēglās *ēglous *ēglom
dative *ēglāi *ēglābom *ēglābos
locative *ēglai *? *?
instrumental *? *ēglābim *ēglābis
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: (denominative verbs)
  • Middle Irish: éle (prayer, incantation)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Schrijver, Peter (1998) “The Châteaubleau tile as a link between Latin and French and between Gaulish and Brittonic”, in Etudes Celtiques, volume 34, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 135–142