Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dligetom

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 *dligeti (“to owe, be indebted to”) +‎ *-etom.[1][2]

Noun

*dligetom n

  1. duty
  2. debt

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dligetom *dligetou *dligetā
vocative *dligetom *dligetou *dligetā
accusative *dligetom *dligetou *dligetā
genitive *dligetī *dligetous *dligetom
dative *dligetūi *dligetobom *dligetobos
locative *dligetei *? *?
instrumental *dligetū *dligetobim *dligetūis

Reconstruction notes

  • Matasović's *dligitom is a mistake, given the -e- in the Welsh term.

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *dlɨɣed
    • Middle Welsh: dylyet
  • Old Irish: dliged

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “dligito-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 101-102
  2. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) “dlig-”, in Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 188
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