Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/glastos

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). See also *gelos.

Adjective

*glastos

1. green, blue

Inflection

O/ā-stem

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastos	*glastou	*glastoi
vocative	*glaste	*glastou	*glastoi
accusative	*glastom	*glastou	*glastons
genitive	*glastī	*glastous	*glastom
dative	*glastūi	*glastobom	*glastobos
instrumental	*glastū	*glastobim	*glastobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastā	*glastai	*glastās
vocative	*glastā	*glastai	*glastās
accusative	*glastam	*glastai	*glastans
genitive	*glastās	*glastous	*glastom
dative	*glastai	*glastābom	*glastābos
instrumental	*?	*glastābim	*glastābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastom	*glastou	*glastā
vocative	*glastom	*glastou	*glastā
accusative	*glastom	*glastou	*glastā
genitive	*glastī	*glastous	*glastom
dative	*glastūi	*glastobom	*glastobos
instrumental	*glastū	*glastobim	*glastobis

Declension of the comparative

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastyūs	*?	*glastyoses
vocative	*glastyūs	*?	*glastyoses
accusative	*glastyosam	*?	*glastyosans
genitive	*glastisos	*?	*glastisom
dative	*glastisei	*?	*glastisbos
instrumental	*glastisī	*?	*glastisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastyūs	*?	*glastyoses
vocative	*glastyūs	*?	*glastyoses
accusative	*glastyosam	*?	*glastyosans
genitive	*glastisos	*?	*glastisom
dative	*glastisei	*?	*glastisbos
instrumental	*glastisī	*?	*glastisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*glastis	*?	*?
vocative	*glastis	*?	*?
accusative	*glastis	*?	*?
genitive	*glastisos	*?	*glastisom
dative	*glastisei	*?	*glastisbos
instrumental	*glastisī	*?	*glastisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *glas
  • Middle Breton: glas
    • Breton: glas
  • Middle Cornish: glas
    • Cornish: glas
  • Old Welsh: glas
    • Middle Welsh: glas
      • Welsh: glas
• Old Irish: glas
  • Irish: glas
  • Manx: glass
  • Scottish Gaelic: glas
• Gaulish: *glastom
  • → Latin: glastum (“woad”)

See also

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

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