Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/stillom
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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]
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr-lo-, from *h₂stḗr (“star”). Compare Latin stēlla (“star”) for the formation. For the semantic evolution, compare Old Irish súil (“eye”) from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Pedersen previously compared this word to Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”), but Schrijver rejects this comparison since -lb- does not regularly give -ll- in Celtic.[1]
Noun[edit]
*stillom n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *stillom | *stillou | *stillā |
| vocative | *stillom | *stillou | *stillā |
| accusative | *stillom | *stillou | *stillā |
| genitive | *stillī | *stillous | *stillom |
| dative | *stillūi | *stillobom | *stillobos |
| locative | *stillei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *stillū | *stillobim | *stillūis |
Reconstruction notes[edit]
Matasović's reconstruction *sil-n-[2] seems to be a mechanically reconstructed placeholder; all etymologies reconstruct initial *st- in this word.
Derived terms[edit]
- Unsorted formations:
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 421-422
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “sil-n”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 336