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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.
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Unknown. The related term *gʷeltā (“grass, pasture”) having gw- reflexes in Brythonic necessitate reconstructing a labiovelar, which means that their root must have originally contained *gʷʰ-. However, no such root *gʷʰel- with a relevant meaning is known for Proto-Indo-European.[1] Pokorny compares Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“wool”), see also *woltos (“hair (of the head)”), Proto-Slavic *volsъ (“hair”).[2]
Verb
*gʷeleti
- to graze
Inflection
| Thematic present, t-preterite
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| Active voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*gʷelū
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*gʷelemam
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?
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*gʷilam
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| 2nd singular
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*gʷelesi
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*gʷeletās
|
?
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*gʷils
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| 3rd singular
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*gʷeleti
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*gʷeleto
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?
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*gʷilt
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| 1st plural
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*gʷelomosi
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*gʷelemo
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?
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*gʷilme
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| 2nd plural
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*gʷeletesi
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*gʷelestē
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?
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*gʷilte
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| 3rd plural
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*gʷelonti
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*gʷelento
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?
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*gʷilant
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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?
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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?
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?
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*gʷele
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| 3rd singular
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?
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?
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*gʷeletou
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| 1st plural
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?
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?
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*gʷelomos
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| 2nd plural
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?
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?
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*gʷelete
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| 3rd plural
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?
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?
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*gʷelontou
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*gʷelūr
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—
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?
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?
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| 2nd singular
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*gʷeletar
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—
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?
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?
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| 3rd singular
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*gʷeletor
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?
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?
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?
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| 1st plural
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*gʷelommor
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—
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?
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?
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| 2nd plural
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*gʷeledwe
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—
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?
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?
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| 3rd plural
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*gʷelontor
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?
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?
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*gʷilanto
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| Declension of the present participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelonts
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*gʷelonte
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*gʷelontes
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| vocative
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*gʷelonts
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*gʷelonte
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*gʷelontes
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| accusative
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*gʷelontam
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*gʷelonte
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*gʷelontans
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| genitive
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*gʷelantos
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*?
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*gʷelantom
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| dative
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*gʷelantei
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*gʷelantbom
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*gʷelantbos
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| instrumental
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*gʷelantī?
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*gʷelantbim
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*gʷelantbis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelantī
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*gʷelantī
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*gʷelantiyās
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| vocative
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*gʷelantī
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*gʷelantī
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*gʷelantiyās
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| accusative
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*gʷelantīm
|
*gʷelantī
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*gʷelantiyans
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| genitive
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*gʷelantyās
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*?
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*gʷelantyom
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| dative
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*gʷelantyāi
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*gʷelantyābom
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*gʷelantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gʷelantyābim
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*gʷelantyābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelont
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*?
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*gʷelonta
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| vocative
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*gʷelont
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*?
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*gʷelonta
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| accusative
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*gʷelont
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*?
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*gʷelonta
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| genitive
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*gʷelantos
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*?
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*gʷelantom
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| dative
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*gʷelantei
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*?
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*gʷelantbos
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| instrumental
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*gʷelantī?
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*?
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*gʷelantbis
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| Declension of the middle participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelomnos
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*gʷelomnou
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*gʷelomnoi
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| vocative
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*gʷelomne
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*gʷelomnou
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*gʷelomnoi
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| accusative
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*gʷelomnom
|
*gʷelomnou
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*gʷelomnons
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| genitive
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*gʷelomnī
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*gʷelomnous
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*gʷelomnom
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| dative
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*gʷelomnūi
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*gʷelomnobom
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*gʷelomnobos
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| instrumental
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*gʷelomnū
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*gʷelomnobim
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*gʷelomnobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelomnā
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*gʷelomnai
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*gʷelomnās
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| vocative
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*gʷelomnā
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*gʷelomnai
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*gʷelomnās
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| accusative
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*gʷelomnam
|
*gʷelomnai
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*gʷelomnans
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| genitive
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*gʷelomnās
|
*gʷelomnous
|
*gʷelomnom
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| dative
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*gʷelomnai
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*gʷelomnābom
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*gʷelomnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gʷelomnābim
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*gʷelomnābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷelomnom
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*gʷelomnou
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*gʷelomnā
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| vocative
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*gʷelomnom
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*gʷelomnou
|
*gʷelomnā
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| accusative
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*gʷelomnom
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*gʷelomnou
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*gʷelomnā
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| genitive
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*gʷelomnī
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*gʷelomnous
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*gʷelomnom
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| dative
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*gʷelomnūi
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*gʷelomnobom
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*gʷelomnobos
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| instrumental
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*gʷelomnū
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*gʷelomnobim
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*gʷelomnobis
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| Declension of the past participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷlitos
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*gʷlitou
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*gʷlitoi
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| vocative
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*gʷlite
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*gʷlitou
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*gʷlitoi
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| accusative
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*gʷlitom
|
*gʷlitou
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*gʷlitons
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| genitive
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*gʷlitī
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*gʷlitous
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*gʷlitom
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| dative
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*gʷlitūi
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*gʷlitobom
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*gʷlitobos
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| instrumental
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*gʷlitū
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*gʷlitobim
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*gʷlitobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷlitā
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*gʷlitai
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*gʷlitās
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| vocative
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*gʷlitā
|
*gʷlitai
|
*gʷlitās
|
| accusative
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*gʷlitam
|
*gʷlitai
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*gʷlitans
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| genitive
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*gʷlitās
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*gʷlitous
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*gʷlitom
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| dative
|
*gʷlitai
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*gʷlitābom
|
*gʷlitābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gʷlitābim
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*gʷlitābis
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| neuter
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singular
|
dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gʷlitom
|
*gʷlitou
|
*gʷlitā
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| vocative
|
*gʷlitom
|
*gʷlitou
|
*gʷlitā
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| accusative
|
*gʷlitom
|
*gʷlitou
|
*gʷlitā
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| genitive
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*gʷlitī
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*gʷlitous
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*gʷlitom
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| dative
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*gʷlitūi
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*gʷlitobom
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*gʷlitobos
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| instrumental
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*gʷlitū
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*gʷlitobim
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*gʷlitobis
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Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 145
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1139-40”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1139-40