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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/glouros
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlowHr-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).[1]
Adjective
*glouros
- bright, clear, pure
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *gelos | *gelou | *geloi |
| vocative | *gele | *gelou | *gelūs |
| accusative | *gelom | *gelou | *geloms |
| genitive | *gelī | *gelous | *gelom |
| dative | *gelūi | *gelobom | *gelobos |
| instrumental | *gelū | *gelobim | *gelobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *gelā | *gelai | *gelās |
| vocative | *gelā | *gelai | *gelās |
| accusative | *gelam | *gelai | *gelams |
| genitive | *gelās | *gelous | *gelom |
| dative | *gelai | *gelābom | *gelābos |
| instrumental | *? | *gelābim | *gelābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *gelom | *gelou | *gelā |
| vocative | *gelom | *gelou | *gelā |
| accusative | *gelom | *gelou | *gelā |
| genitive | *gelī | *gelous | *gelom |
| dative | *gelūi | *gelobom | *gelobos |
| instrumental | *gelū | *gelobim | *gelobis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *glʉr
- Old Breton: -glur
- Welsh: -glur
- Old Irish: glór (also glúair (i-stem))
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN