Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/loukos

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *lewkós, from *lewk-.

Adjective[edit]

*loukos

  1. white

Inflection[edit]

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *lowkos *lowkou *lowkoi
vocative *lowke *lowkou *lowkoi
accusative *lowkom *lowkou *lowkoms
genitive *lowkī *lowkous *lowkom
dative *lowkūi *lowkobom *lowkobos
instrumental *lowkū *lowkobim *lowkobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *lowkā *lowkai *lowkās
vocative *lowkā *lowkai *lowkās
accusative *lowkam *lowkai *lowkams
genitive *lowkās *lowkous *lowkom
dative *lowkai *lowkābom *lowkābos
instrumental *? *lowkābim *lowkābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *lowkom *lowkou *lowkā
vocative *lowkom *lowkou *lowkā
accusative *lowkom *lowkou *lowkā
genitive *lowkī *lowkous *lowkom
dative *lowkūi *lowkobom *lowkobos
instrumental *lowkū *lowkobim *lowkobis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *llʉg
    • Middle Welsh: lluc
      • Welsh: llug m (eyesight, perception)
  • Middle Irish: lóch (bright), lúach
  • Gaulish: Leucus

References[edit]

See also[edit]

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