Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dālom

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 *deh₂- (“to divide”) with a nominal suffix *-lo-.

Noun

*dālom n

  1. part, share, portion

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dālom *dālou *dālā
vocative *dālom *dālou *dālā
accusative *dālom *dālou *dālā
genitive *dālī *dālous *dālom
dative *dālūi *dālobom *dālobos
locative *dālei *? *?
instrumental *dālū *dālobim *dālūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *dọl
  • Old Irish: dál

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
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