Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mlātis

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-ti-s ~ *ml̥h₁-téy-s, from *melh₂- (to crush, grind) +‎ *-tis.

Adjective

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*mlātis[1][2]

  1. tender, soft

Inflection

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I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mlātis *mlātī *mlātīs
vocative *mlāti *mlātī *mlātīs
accusative *mlātim *mlātī *mlātims
genitive *mlāteis *mlātyou *mlātyom
dative *mlātei *mlātibom *mlātibos
instrumental *mlātī *mlātibim *mlātibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mlātis *mlātī *mlātīs
vocative *mlāti *mlātī *mlātīs
accusative *mlātim *mlātī *mlātims
genitive *mlāteis *mlātyou *mlātyom
dative *mlātei *mlātibom *mlātibos
instrumental *mlātī *mlātibim *mlātibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mlāti *mlātī *mlātyā
vocative *mlāti *mlātī *mlātyā
accusative *mlāti *mlātī *mlātyā
genitive *mlātois *mlātois *mlātyom
dative *mlātē *mlātibom *mlātibos
instrumental *mlātī *mlātibim *mlātibis
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: mláith, bláith
  • Gaulish: *blatis[2]

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mlāto/i-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 273-274
  2. 2.0 2.1 Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “blati-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 77