Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/altos

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Cognate with Latin altus, Old High German alt.

Noun

*altos m[1]

  2. height, cliff
Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *altos *altou *altoi
vocative *alte *altou *altoi
accusative *altom *altou *altons
genitive *altī *altous *altom
dative *altūi *altobom *altobos
locative *altei *? *?
instrumental *altū *altobim *altūis
Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *alt
  • Middle Irish: alt

Etymology 2

Adjective

*altos

  2. past participle of *aleti (“to nourish”): nourished, fostered
Inflection
O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *altos *altou *altoi
vocative *alte *altou *altoi
accusative *altom *altou *altons
genitive *altī *altous *altom
dative *altūi *altobom *altobos
instrumental *altū *altobim *altobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *altā *altai *altās
vocative *altā *altai *altās
accusative *altam *altai *altans
genitive *altās *altous *altom
dative *altai *altābom *altābos
instrumental *? *altābim *altābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *altom *altou *altā
vocative *altom *altou *altā
accusative *altom *altou *altā
genitive *altī *altous *altom
dative *altūi *altobom *altobos
instrumental *altū *altobim *altobis
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*alto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 30
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