Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lussus

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ludʰ-tu-, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”), with possible influence from Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”).[1]

Noun

*lussus f

  1. medicinal herb, vegetable

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lussus *lussū *lussowes
vocative *lussu *lussū *lussūs
accusative *lussum *lussū *lussuns
genitive *lussous *lussous *lussowom
dative *lussou *lussubom *lussubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *lussū *lussubim *lussubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: lus

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 249
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