Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dībatom

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 *dī- (“de-”) +‎ *batom (“death, pestilence”).[1]

Noun

*dībatom n

  1. extinction, extinguishment

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dībatom *dībatou *dībatā
vocative *dībatom *dībatou *dībatā
accusative *dībatom *dībatou *dībatā
genitive *dībatī *dībatous *dībatom
dative *dībatūi *dībatobom *dībatobos
locative *dībatei *? *?
instrumental *dībatū *dībatobim *dībatūis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: díbad
    • Middle Irish: díbad
  • Gaulish: (in abbreviated form) dib

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “dib(ato)-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 144
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