Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/suɸlabaris

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

Etymology

From *su- (“good”) +‎ *ɸlabaros (“talkative”).

Adjective

*suɸlabaris

  1. well-spoken, eloquent

Inflection

I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *suɸlabaris *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarīs
vocative *suɸlabari *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarīs
accusative *suɸlabarim *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarins
genitive *suɸlabareis *suɸlabaryou *suɸlabaryom
dative *suɸlabarei *suɸlabaribom *suɸlabaribos
instrumental *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaribim *suɸlabaribis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *suɸlabaris *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarīs
vocative *suɸlabari *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarīs
accusative *suɸlabarim *suɸlabarī *suɸlabarins
genitive *suɸlabareis *suɸlabaryou *suɸlabaryom
dative *suɸlabarei *suɸlabaribom *suɸlabaribos
instrumental *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaribim *suɸlabaribis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *suɸlabari *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaryā
vocative *suɸlabari *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaryā
accusative *suɸlabari *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaryā
genitive *suɸlabarois *suɸlabarois *suɸlabaryom
dative *suɸlabarē *suɸlabaribom *suɸlabaribos
instrumental *suɸlabarī *suɸlabaribim *suɸlabaribis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: helabar
      • Middle Breton: helavar
        • Breton: helavar
    • Middle Welsh: hylavar
      • Welsh: hylafar
  • Old Irish: sulbair
    • Middle Irish: sulbair
      • Irish: soilbhir
      • Scottish Gaelic: suilbhir

Further reading

  • Delamarre, Xavier (2003), Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, pages 194-195
  • Koch, John (2004), “eloquent”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 107
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