Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lāt-

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

Unknown.[1]

Noun

*lāt- m[2]

  1. fury, ardor
  2. the state of being in heat

Inflection

Both i-stem and o-stem forms are attested for Goidelic and Gaulish.

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lātis *lātī *lātīs
vocative *lāti *lātī *lātīs
accusative *lātim *lātī *lātins
genitive *lāteis *lātyow *lātyom
dative *lātei *lātibom *lātibos
locative *lātei *? *?
instrumental *lātī *lātibim *lātibis
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lātos *lātou *lātoi
vocative *lāte *lātou *lātoi
accusative *lātom *lātou *lātons
genitive *lātī *lātous *lātom
dative *lātūi *lātobom *lātobos
locative *lātei *? *?
instrumental *lātū *lātobim *lātūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *llọd
    • Welsh: llawd (“the state of a sow being in heat”)
  • Old Irish: láth, láith
  • Gaulish: *lātos, *lātis
    • ⇒ Gaulish: Εσκεγγολατι (Eskengolati)
    • →⇒ Latin: Lātobicī, Lātobrigi, Lātovicī, Lātobius, Lātobrogiī

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  2. ^ Salomon, Corinna (2009–present) Lexicon Leponticum‎[1], lāt-
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