Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/blāros
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Relations to Latin flāvus and Latin flōrus may be possible.[1][2]
Adjective
*blāros
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blāros | *blārou | *blāroi |
| vocative | *blāre | *blārou | *blāroi |
| accusative | *blārom | *blārou | *blārons |
| genitive | *blārī | *blārous | *blārom |
| dative | *blārūi | *blārobom | *blārobos |
| instrumental | *blārū | *blārobim | *blārobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blārā | *blārai | *blārās |
| vocative | *blārā | *blārai | *blārās |
| accusative | *blāram | *blārai | *blārans |
| genitive | *blārās | *blārous | *blārom |
| dative | *blārai | *blārābom | *blārābos |
| instrumental | *? | *blārābim | *blārābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blārom | *blārou | *blārā |
| vocative | *blārom | *blārou | *blārā |
| accusative | *blārom | *blārou | *blārā |
| genitive | *blārī | *blārous | *blārom |
| dative | *blārūi | *blārobom | *blārobos |
| instrumental | *blārū | *blārobim | *blārobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blāryūs | *? | *blāryoses |
| vocative | *blāryūs | *? | *blāryoses |
| accusative | *blāryosam | *? | *blāryosans |
| genitive | *blārisos | *? | *blārisom |
| dative | *blārisei | *? | *blārisbos |
| instrumental | *blārisī | *? | *blārisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blāryūs | *? | *blāryoses |
| vocative | *blāryūs | *? | *blāryoses |
| accusative | *blāryosam | *? | *blāryosans |
| genitive | *blārisos | *? | *blārisom |
| dative | *blārisei | *? | *blārisbos |
| instrumental | *blārisī | *? | *blārisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *blāris | *? | *? |
| vocative | *blāris | *? | *? |
| accusative | *blāris | *? | *? |
| genitive | *blārisos | *? | *blārisom |
| dative | *blārisei | *? | *blārisbos |
| instrumental | *blārisī | *? | *blārisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *blọr
- Goidelic:
- Scottish Gaelic: blàr (“white-faced”, adjective)
- Gaulish: *blāros
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*blāwos”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “blaros”, 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, pages 77-78
| *bānos, *loukos, *windos | *ɸleitos, *blāros | *dubus |
| *roudos; *dergos | *dusnos | *blāwos, *melinos |
| *glastos | ||
| *gurmos | ||