Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gabaglā

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

Effectively a blend of *gabyeti (“to take”) +‎ *kaglā (“getting”).[1]

Noun

*gabaglā f

  1. taking

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gabaglā *gabaglai *gabaglās
vocative *gabaglā *gabaglai *gabaglās
accusative *gabaglam *gabaglai *gabaglāns
genitive *gabaglās *gabaglous *gabaglom
dative *gabaglāi *gabaglābom *gabaglābos
locative *gabaglai *? *?
instrumental *? *gabaglābim *gabaglābis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gaβaɨl
    • ⇒ Old Breton: adgabael
    • Cornish: gavel
    • Middle Welsh: gauael
      • Welsh: gafael
      • ⇒ Middle Welsh: ymafael
        • Welsh: ymafael
  • Old Irish: gabál

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 123
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