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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meblā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mebʰ- (“to blame”); compare Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai) and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bimampjan).[1]
Noun
*meblā f
- shame, disgrace
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *meblā | *meblai | *meblās |
| vocative | *meblā | *meblai | *meblās |
| accusative | *meblam | *meblai | *meblāms |
| genitive | *meblās | *meblous | *meblom |
| dative | *meblāi | *meblābom | *meblābos |
| locative | *meblai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *meblābim | *meblābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *meβl
- Cornish: mewl
- Middle Welsh: meuyl
- Welsh: mefl
- Old Irish: mebul
- Irish: meabhal
- Scottish Gaelic: meabhal
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 261