Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/blāros

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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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Relations to Latin flāvus and Latin flōrus may be possible.[1][2]

Adjective

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*blāros

  1. grey

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *blāros *blārou *blāroi
vocative *blāre *blārou *blāroi
accusative *blārom *blārou *blāroms
genitive *blārī *blārous *blārom
dative *blārūi *blārobom *blārobos
instrumental *blārū *blārobim *blārobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *blārā *blārai *blārās
vocative *blārā *blārai *blārās
accusative *blāram *blārai *blārams
genitive *blārās *blārous *blārom
dative *blārai *blārābom *blārābos
instrumental *? *blārābim *blārābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *blārom *blārou *blārā
vocative *blārom *blārou *blārā
accusative *blārom *blārou *blārā
genitive *blārī *blārous *blārom
dative *blārūi *blārobom *blārobos
instrumental *blārū *blārobim *blārobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *blọr
  • Goidelic:
    • Scottish Gaelic: blàr (white-faced, adjective)
  • Gaulish: *blāros

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*blāwos”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “blaros”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, pages 77-78


Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)
     *bānos, *loukos, *windos      *ɸleitos, *blāros      *dubus
             *roudos; *dergos              *dusnos              *blāwos, *melinos
                          *glastos             
                                       *gurmos