Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/woxtlom

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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 *wókʷtlom, from the root *wekʷ- (to utter, voice).[1] Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáktram (mouth) (whence Sanskrit वक्त्र (vaktra), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬆𐬜𐬭𐬀 (vaxəδra)).

Noun

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*woxtlom n[2]

  1. word
    Synonym: *breitrā

Declension

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *woxtlom *woxtlou *woxtlā
vocative *woxtlom *woxtlou *woxtlā
accusative *woxtlom *woxtlou *woxtlā
genitive *woxtlī *woxtlous *woxtlom
dative *woxtlūi *woxtlobom *woxtlobos
locative *woxtlei *? *?
instrumental *woxtlū *woxtlobim *woxtlūis
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwoɨθl
  • Old Irish: focul

References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) 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, pages 313-314
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2011 December) “Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović’s Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Brill, Leiden 2009)”, in Homepage of Ranko Matasović[1], Zagreb, page 43