Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/balkos

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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 *bʰel- (to swell). Cognate Proto-Germanic *balþaz.

Adjective[edit]

*balkos[1]

  1. strong

Inflection[edit]

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *balkos *balkou *balkoi
vocative *balke *balkou *balkoi
accusative *balkom *balkou *balkoms
genitive *balkī *balkous *balkom
dative *balkūi *balkobom *balkobos
instrumental *balkū *balkobim *balkobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *balkā *balkai *balkās
vocative *balkā *balkai *balkās
accusative *balkam *balkai *balkams
genitive *balkās *balkous *balkom
dative *balkai *balkābom *balkābos
instrumental *? *balkābim *balkābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *balkom *balkou *balkā
vocative *balkom *balkou *balkā
accusative *balkom *balkou *balkā
genitive *balkī *balkous *balkom
dative *balkūi *balkobom *balkobos
instrumental *balkū *balkobim *balkobis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: balc
  • Vulgar Latin: balca

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*balko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53