Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/belgos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).[1]
Adjective
*belgos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgos | *belgou | *belgoi |
| vocative | *belge | *belgou | *belgoi |
| accusative | *belgom | *belgou | *belgons |
| genitive | *belgī | *belgous | *belgom |
| dative | *belgūi | *belgobom | *belgobos |
| instrumental | *belgū | *belgobim | *belgobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgā | *belgai | *belgās |
| vocative | *belgā | *belgai | *belgās |
| accusative | *belgam | *belgai | *belgans |
| genitive | *belgās | *belgous | *belgom |
| dative | *belgai | *belgābom | *belgābos |
| instrumental | *? | *belgābim | *belgābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgom | *belgou | *belgā |
| vocative | *belgom | *belgou | *belgā |
| accusative | *belgom | *belgou | *belgā |
| genitive | *belgī | *belgous | *belgom |
| dative | *belgūi | *belgobom | *belgobos |
| instrumental | *belgū | *belgobim | *belgobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgyūs | *? | *belgyoses |
| vocative | *belgyūs | *? | *belgyoses |
| accusative | *belgyosam | *? | *belgyosans |
| genitive | *belgisos | *? | *belgisom |
| dative | *belgisei | *? | *belgisbos |
| instrumental | *belgisī | *? | *belgisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgyūs | *? | *belgyoses |
| vocative | *belgyūs | *? | *belgyoses |
| accusative | *belgyosam | *? | *belgyosans |
| genitive | *belgisos | *? | *belgisom |
| dative | *belgisei | *? | *belgisbos |
| instrumental | *belgisī | *? | *belgisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *belgis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *belgis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *belgis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *belgisos | *? | *belgisom |
| dative | *belgisei | *? | *belgisbos |
| instrumental | *belgisī | *? | *belgisbis |
Descendants
- Gaulish:
- → Latin: Belgae
- Lepontic: 𐌐𐌄𐌋𐌊𐌖𐌉 (pelkui, dat. sg. m. personal name)