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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ambostā

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 *am- +‎ *bostā (“palm, fist”).[1]

Noun

*ambostā f

  1. palmful, fistful

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ambostā *ambostai *ambostās
vocative *ambostā *ambostai *ambostās
accusative *ambostam *ambostai *ambostāms
genitive *ambostās *ambostous *ambostom
dative *ambostāi *ambostābom *ambostābos
locative *ambostai *? *?
instrumental *? *ambostābim *ambostābis

Descendants
  • Gaulish: *ambostā
    • → Vulgar Latin: *ambosta (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161
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