Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dallos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwl̥no-, zero grade of *dʰwolnos (“dim, obscure”).[1] See also Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“stunned, confused”).
Adjective
*dallos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallos | *dallou | *dalloi |
| vocative | *dalle | *dallou | *dalloi |
| accusative | *dallom | *dallou | *dallons |
| genitive | *dallī | *dallous | *dallom |
| dative | *dallūi | *dallobom | *dallobos |
| instrumental | *dallū | *dallobim | *dallobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallā | *dallai | *dallās |
| vocative | *dallā | *dallai | *dallās |
| accusative | *dallam | *dallai | *dallans |
| genitive | *dallās | *dallous | *dallom |
| dative | *dallai | *dallābom | *dallābos |
| instrumental | *? | *dallābim | *dallābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallom | *dallou | *dallā |
| vocative | *dallom | *dallou | *dallā |
| accusative | *dallom | *dallou | *dallā |
| genitive | *dallī | *dallous | *dallom |
| dative | *dallūi | *dallobom | *dallobos |
| instrumental | *dallū | *dallobim | *dallobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallyūs | *? | *dallyoses |
| vocative | *dallyūs | *? | *dallyoses |
| accusative | *dallyosam | *? | *dallyosans |
| genitive | *dallisos | *? | *dallisom |
| dative | *dallisei | *? | *dallisbos |
| instrumental | *dallisī | *? | *dallisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallyūs | *? | *dallyoses |
| vocative | *dallyūs | *? | *dallyoses |
| accusative | *dallyosam | *? | *dallyosans |
| genitive | *dallisos | *? | *dallisom |
| dative | *dallisei | *? | *dallisbos |
| instrumental | *dallisī | *? | *dallisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dallis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *dallis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *dallis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *dallisos | *? | *dallisom |
| dative | *dallisei | *? | *dallisbos |
| instrumental | *dallisī | *? | *dallisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *dall
- Primitive Irish: ᚇᚐᚂᚔ (dali), ᚇᚐᚂᚑ (dalo)
- Gaulish: *dallos
- →⇒ Latin: Dallō
- →⇒ Latin: Tridallus
- ⇒ Primitive Irish: ᚇᚐᚂᚐᚌᚅᚔ (dalagni)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “dallo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 87-88