Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/morigablos

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 *mori (“sea”) +‎ *gablā (“fork”).

Noun

*morigablos m[1]

  1. sea inlet
  2. estuary

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *morigablos *morigablou *morigabloi
vocative *morigable *morigablou *morigabloi
accusative *morigablom *morigablou *morigablons
genitive *morigablī *morigablous *morigablom
dative *morigablūi *morigablobom *morigablobos
locative *morigablei *? *?
instrumental *morigablū *morigablobim *morigablūis

Reconstruction notes

  • Aaron Griffith disputes the traditional identity of Old Irish muirgobuil in his Milan glosses database; he thinks that instead of its second member being gabul, it is gobél (“inlet”).
  • The reconstruction of the masculine gender hinges entirely on whether the Goidelic masculine words belong here; if they do not, it is possible to instead reconstruct this as a feminine word.

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *morɣaβl
    • Old Breton: morgablou pl
    • Middle Welsh: morawl
  • >? Old Irish: muirgobuil pl
    • Middle Irish: muirgabuil (gen. sg.)

References

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “sea-inlet”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 296
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