Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/luwā
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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“louse”). A close cognate is Proto-Germanic *lūs (“louse”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*luwā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *luwā | *luwai | *luwās |
| vocative | *luwā | *luwai | *luwās |
| accusative | *luwam | *luwai | *luwāms |
| genitive | *luwās | *luwous | *luwom |
| dative | *luwāi | *luwābom | *luwābos |
| locative | *luwai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *luwābim | *luwābis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *llow
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*luwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 250