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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lēris
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Possibly of non-Indo-European origin.[1]
Adjective
*lēris
- diligent, complete, assiduous
Inflection
| I-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lēris | *lērī | *lērīs |
| vocative | *lēri | *lērī | *lērīs |
| accusative | *lērim | *lērī | *lērims |
| genitive | *lērēs | *lēryou | *lēryom |
| dative | *lērē | *lēribom | *lēribos |
| instrumental | *lērī | *lēribim | *lēribis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lēris | *lērī | *lērīs |
| vocative | *lēri | *lērī | *lērīs |
| accusative | *lērim | *lērī | *lērims |
| genitive | *lērēs | *lēryou | *lēryom |
| dative | *lērē | *lēribom | *lēribos |
| instrumental | *lērī | *lēribim | *lēribis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lēri | *lērī | *lēryā |
| vocative | *lēri | *lērī | *lēryā |
| accusative | *lēri | *lērī | *lēryā |
| genitive | *lērois | *lērois | *lēryom |
| dative | *lērē | *lēribom | *lēribos |
| instrumental | *lērī | *lēribim | *lēribis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *lluɨr
- Old Breton: loir
- Middle Welsh: llwyr
- Welsh: llwyr
- Old Irish: léir
- Irish: léir
- Scottish Gaelic: lèir
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*lēro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 238