Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlabros
Proto-Celtic
Alternative forms
- *labros, *labaros[1]
Etymology
Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥b-ró-s, from *pleb- (“to babble”) + *-rós,[2] or perhaps onomatopoeic[1], compare Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρβᾰρος (bắrbăros), English blab, blabber for other examples of sound-symbolic mixes of labial and liquid consonants to symbolize talking.
Adjective
*ɸlabros
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabros | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabroi |
| vocative | *ɸlabre | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabroi |
| accusative | *ɸlabrom | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabrons |
| genitive | *ɸlabrī | *ɸlabrous | *ɸlabrom |
| dative | *ɸlabrūi | *ɸlabrobom | *ɸlabrobos |
| instrumental | *ɸlabrū | *ɸlabrobim | *ɸlabrobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabrā | *ɸlabrai | *ɸlabrās |
| vocative | *ɸlabrā | *ɸlabrai | *ɸlabrās |
| accusative | *ɸlabram | *ɸlabrai | *ɸlabrans |
| genitive | *ɸlabrās | *ɸlabrous | *ɸlabrom |
| dative | *ɸlabrai | *ɸlabrābom | *ɸlabrābos |
| instrumental | *? | *ɸlabrābim | *ɸlabrābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabrom | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabrā |
| vocative | *ɸlabrom | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabrā |
| accusative | *ɸlabrom | *ɸlabrou | *ɸlabrā |
| genitive | *ɸlabrī | *ɸlabrous | *ɸlabrom |
| dative | *ɸlabrūi | *ɸlabrobom | *ɸlabrobos |
| instrumental | *ɸlabrū | *ɸlabrobim | *ɸlabrobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabryūs | *? | *ɸlabryoses |
| vocative | *ɸlabryūs | *? | *ɸlabryoses |
| accusative | *ɸlabryosam | *? | *ɸlabryosans |
| genitive | *ɸlabrisos | *? | *ɸlabrisom |
| dative | *ɸlabrisei | *? | *ɸlabrisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸlabrisī | *? | *ɸlabrisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabryūs | *? | *ɸlabryoses |
| vocative | *ɸlabryūs | *? | *ɸlabryoses |
| accusative | *ɸlabryosam | *? | *ɸlabryosans |
| genitive | *ɸlabrisos | *? | *ɸlabrisom |
| dative | *ɸlabrisei | *? | *ɸlabrisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸlabrisī | *? | *ɸlabrisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸlabris | *? | *? |
| vocative | *ɸlabris | *? | *? |
| accusative | *ɸlabris | *? | *? |
| genitive | *ɸlabrisos | *? | *ɸlabrisom |
| dative | *ɸlabrisei | *? | *ɸlabrisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸlabrisī | *? | *ɸlabrisbis |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lab(a)ro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “plab-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 831