Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlārom

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂rom or Proto-Indo-European *ploh₂rom, from *pleh₂- (to be flat). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *flōraz.[1]

Noun

*ɸlārom n

  1. floor

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸlārom *ɸlārou *ɸlārā
vocative *ɸlārom *ɸlārou *ɸlārā
accusative *ɸlārom *ɸlārou *ɸlārā
genitive *ɸlārī *ɸlārous *ɸlārom
dative *ɸlārūi *ɸlārobom *ɸlārobos
locative *ɸlārei *? *?
instrumental *ɸlārū *ɸlārobim *ɸlārūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *llọr
    • Old Breton: lor
    • Old Cornish: lor
    • Old Welsh: laur
  • Old Irish: lár

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 132-3