Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kloustā

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱlow-steh₂, from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).[1]

Noun

*kloustā f

  1. ear
    Synonym: *ausos
  2. hearing

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kloustā *kloustai *kloustās
vocative *kloustā *kloustai *kloustās
accusative *kloustam *kloustai *kloustāns
genitive *kloustās *kloustous *kloustom
dative *kloustāi *kloustābom *kloustābos
locative *kloustai *? *?
instrumental *? *kloustābim *kloustābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *klʉst
    • Middle Welsh: clust
  • Old Irish: clúas

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 209
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