Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lussus

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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]

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ludʰ-tu-, from *h₁lewdʰ- (to grow), with possible influence from Proto-Celtic *lubā (herb, plant).[1]

Noun[edit]

*lussus f

  1. medicinal herb, vegetable

Declension[edit]

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lussus *lussū *lussowes
vocative *lussu *lussū *lussūs
accusative *lussum *lussū *lussums
genitive *lussous *lussous *lussowom
dative *lussou *lussubom *lussubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *lussū *lussubim *lussubis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: lus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 249