Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlikkā

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 *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”),[1] from *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx) and English flake.

Noun

*ɸlikkā f

  1. (flat) stone

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸlikkā *ɸlikkai *ɸlikkās
vocative *ɸlikkā *ɸlikkai *ɸlikkās
accusative *ɸlikkam *ɸlikkai *ɸlikkāns
genitive *ɸlikkās *ɸlikkous *ɸlikkom
dative *ɸlikkāi *ɸlikkābom *ɸlikkābos
locative *ɸlikkai *? *?
instrumental *? *ɸlikkābim *ɸlikkābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *llex
    • Breton: lec'h
    • Cornish: legh
    • Middle Welsh: llech
  • Old Irish: lecc
    • Irish: leac
    • Scottish Gaelic: leac
    • Manx: lhiack
  • Gaulish: *lica
    • →⇒ Latin: Arelica, Ariolica, Abelica

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*flikkā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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