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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tolkos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tolkos, o-stem form of *telk- (“to thrust, strike”)[1]. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *telťi (“to pound”), Lithuanian tìlkti (“to be tame”).
Noun
*tolkos m
- thrust, force, strength
- tear, piercing
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *tolkos | *tolkou | *tolkoi |
| vocative | *tolke | *tolkou | *tolkūs |
| accusative | *tolkom | *tolkou | *tolkūs |
| genitive | *tolkī | *tolkous | *tolkom |
| dative | *tolkūi | *tolkobom | *tolkobos |
| instrumental | *tolkū | *tolkobim | *tolkobis |
Related terms
- *talskos
- *telmis
Descendants
- Old Irish: tolc, tolg
- Irish: tolg
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406