< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/maglos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).
Noun
*maglos m
- noble
- chief
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *maglos | *maglou | *magloi |
| vocative | *magle | *maglou | *maglūs |
| accusative | *maglom | *maglou | *magloms |
| genitive | *maglī | *maglous | *maglom |
| dative | *maglūi | *maglobom | *maglobos |
| locative | *maglei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *maglū | *maglobim | *maglūis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *maɣl
- Primitive Irish: *ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ (*magli)
- Old Irish: mál
- Gaulish: magalos, maglus
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255