Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/egluɨs

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This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin eclēsia, from Latin ecclēsia.[1][2][3] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish eclais (church).

Noun

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*egluɨs f (plural *egluɨsow)

  1. (Christianity) church

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 217
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eglwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence[1], The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, pages 126-130
  4. ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, page 342