Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/galā

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

Related to *galnati (“to be able”).

Noun

*galā f

1. might, ability

Declension

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*galā	*galai	*galās
vocative	*galā	*galai	*galās
accusative	*galam	*galai	*galāns
genitive	*galās	*galous	*galom
dative	*galāi	*galābom	*galābos
locative	*galai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*galābim	*galābis

Derived terms

• *dīgalā

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *gal
  • Old Breton: gal
• Old Irish: gal
  • Irish: gal

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN