Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lugyom

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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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From the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₂lewgʰ- suffixed with *-yom (verbal noun suffix).

Noun

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*lugyom n[1]

  1. oath

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lugyom *lugyou *lugyā
vocative *lugyom *lugyou *lugyā
accusative *lugyom *lugyou *lugyā
genitive *lugyī *lugyous *lugyom
dative *lugyūi *lugyobom *lugyobos
locative *lugyei *? *?
instrumental *lugyū *lugyobim *lugyūis

Derived terms

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  • Unsorted formations:
    • Breton: le
    • Middle Cornish: govlya
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *lluɣ (with unexplained umlaut or lack thereof between Welsh and Southwestern Brittonic)
  • Old Irish: lugae

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 312-313