Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/waidis

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

Usually considered a derivative of *wai.[1]

Noun

*waidis f[2]

  1. shout, cry

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *waidis *waidī *waidīs
vocative *waidi *waidī *waidīs
accusative *waidim *waidī *waidins
genitive *waideis *waidyow *waidyom
dative *waidei *waidibom *waidibos
locative *waidei *? *?
instrumental *waidī *waidibim *waidibis

Reconstruction notes

  • The nominative plural of this word has a palatalized d in Middle Irish, indicating i-stem inflection and ruling out Matasović's *waidā.

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwoɨð
  • Middle Irish: faíd
    • Irish: faí

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*waydā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 130
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