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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/galā

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

Related to *galnati (“to be able”).

Noun

*galā f

  1. might, ability

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *galā *galai *galās
vocative *galā *galai *galās
accusative *galam *galai *galāms
genitive *galās *galous *galom
dative *galāi *galābom *galābos
locative *galai *? *?
instrumental *? *galābim *galābis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *gal
    • Old Breton: gal
  • Old Irish: gal

Derived terms

References
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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