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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/telmis

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *telksmis, from Proto-Indo-European *telksm̥is, from *telk- (“to thrust, strike”) +‎ *sem- (“together, one”)[1]. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *telťi (“to pound”), Lithuanian tìlkti (“to be tame”).

Noun

*telmis f

  1. sling, snare

Declension
Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *telmis *telmī *telmīs
vocative *telmi *telmī *telmīs
accusative *telmim *telmī *telmīs
genitive *telmēs *telmyow *telmyom
dative *telmē *telmibom *telmibos
instrumental *telmī *telmibim *telmibis

Descendants
  • Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: talmorion
      • Middle Breton: talm
        • Breton: talm
    • Middle Welsh: telm
  • Middle Irish: teilm
    • Irish: tailm

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 367
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