Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸleitos

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 *pelh₁- (“pale”). Cognate with Latin palleo and English fallow.

Adjective

*ɸleitos

1. grey

Inflection

O/ā-stem

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitos	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitoi
vocative	*ɸleite	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitoi
accusative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitons
genitive	*ɸleitī	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitūi	*ɸleitobom	*ɸleitobos
instrumental	*ɸleitū	*ɸleitobim	*ɸleitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitā	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitās
vocative	*ɸleitā	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitās
accusative	*ɸleitam	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitans
genitive	*ɸleitās	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitai	*ɸleitābom	*ɸleitābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸleitābim	*ɸleitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
vocative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
accusative	*ɸleitom	*ɸleitou	*ɸleitā
genitive	*ɸleitī	*ɸleitous	*ɸleitom
dative	*ɸleitūi	*ɸleitobom	*ɸleitobos
instrumental	*ɸleitū	*ɸleitobim	*ɸleitobis

Declension of the comparative

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
vocative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
accusative	*ɸleityosam	*?	*ɸleityosans
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
vocative	*ɸleityūs	*?	*ɸleityoses
accusative	*ɸleityosam	*?	*ɸleityosans
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸleitis	*?	*?
vocative	*ɸleitis	*?	*?
accusative	*ɸleitis	*?	*?
genitive	*ɸleitisos	*?	*ɸleitisom
dative	*ɸleitisei	*?	*ɸleitisbos
instrumental	*ɸleitisī	*?	*ɸleitisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *lluɨd
  • Old Breton: loit
    • Breton: loet, loüet
      • Breton: louet
  • Old Cornish: luit
    • Middle Cornish: loys
      • Cornish: loos
  • Welsh: llwyd
  • →⇒ Latin: Letocetum
    • →⇒ Old English: Liċetfeld
      • English: Lichfield
• Old Irish: líath
  • Irish: liath
  • Manx: lheeah
  • Scottish Gaelic: liath
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: lías
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: líathaid

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)

*bānos, *loukos, *windos	*ɸleitos, *blāros	*dubus
*roudos; *dergos	*dusnos	*blāwos, *melinos
	*glastos
		*gurmos