lindon

This 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.

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lindom.

Noun

lindon n[1]

  1. liquid
  2. lake

Declension
    declension of lindon
Case Singular Plural
Nominative lindon lindoi
Vocative linde lindoi
Accusative lindon lindōs, lindūs
Genitive lindoiso1, lindi2 lindon
Dative lindūi1, lindū2 lindobos1, lindobo2
Instrumental lindū linduis1, lindūs2
Locative lindei1, lindē2 lindois
|1 early forms, 2 late forms

Derived terms
  • Gaulish: *Diolindon
  • Gaulish: *Lindiakon
    • → Latin: Lindiacum (“Lintgen”)
  • Gaulish: *Lindesinā
    • → Latin: Lindesina
  • Gaulish: *Lindomagos
    • French: Limmat (“name of a river near Zurich”)
  • Gaulish: *Lindodūron

References
  1. Delamarre, Xavier (2003), “lindon”, in 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), 3rd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 203
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