Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gʷeltā

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

*gʷeltā f

  1. grass

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷeltā *gʷeltai *gʷeltās
vocative *gʷeltā *gʷeltai *gʷeltās
accusative *gʷeltam *gʷeltai *gʷeltāms
genitive *gʷeltās *gʷeltous *gʷeltom
dative *gʷeltāi *gʷeltābom *gʷeltābos
locative *gʷeltai *? *?
instrumental *? *gʷeltābim *gʷeltābis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwellt
    • Old Breton: guelt
    • Cornish: gwels
    • Middle Welsh: gwellt
  • Old Irish: gelt