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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/maglos

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 Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).

Noun

*maglos m

  1. noble
  2. chief

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *maglos *maglou *magloi
vocative *magle *maglou *maglūs
accusative *maglom *maglou *magloms
genitive *maglī *maglous *maglom
dative *maglūi *maglobom *maglobos
locative *maglei *? *?
instrumental *maglū *maglobim *maglūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *maɣl
    • Middle Welsh: mael
  • Primitive Irish: *ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ (*magli)
  • Gaulish: magalos, maglus

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
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