Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wiwos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wih₁-wós, from the root *weyh₁- (“to wither”) + *-wós (deverbal adjective suffix).[1]
Adjective
*wiwos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwos | *wiwou | *wiwoi |
| vocative | *wiwe | *wiwou | *wiwoi |
| accusative | *wiwom | *wiwou | *wiwons |
| genitive | *wiwī | *wiwous | *wiwom |
| dative | *wiwūi | *wiwobom | *wiwobos |
| instrumental | *wiwū | *wiwobim | *wiwobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwā | *wiwai | *wiwās |
| vocative | *wiwā | *wiwai | *wiwās |
| accusative | *wiwam | *wiwai | *wiwans |
| genitive | *wiwās | *wiwous | *wiwom |
| dative | *wiwai | *wiwābom | *wiwābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wiwābim | *wiwābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwom | *wiwou | *wiwā |
| vocative | *wiwom | *wiwou | *wiwā |
| accusative | *wiwom | *wiwou | *wiwā |
| genitive | *wiwī | *wiwous | *wiwom |
| dative | *wiwūi | *wiwobom | *wiwobos |
| instrumental | *wiwū | *wiwobim | *wiwobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwyūs | *? | *wiwyoses |
| vocative | *wiwyūs | *? | *wiwyoses |
| accusative | *wiwyosam | *? | *wiwyosans |
| genitive | *wiwisos | *? | *wiwisom |
| dative | *wiwisei | *? | *wiwisbos |
| instrumental | *wiwisī | *? | *wiwisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwyūs | *? | *wiwyoses |
| vocative | *wiwyūs | *? | *wiwyoses |
| accusative | *wiwyosam | *? | *wiwyosans |
| genitive | *wiwisos | *? | *wiwisom |
| dative | *wiwisei | *? | *wiwisbos |
| instrumental | *wiwisī | *? | *wiwisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wiwis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *wiwis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *wiwis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *wiwisos | *? | *wiwisom |
| dative | *wiwisei | *? | *wiwisbos |
| instrumental | *wiwisī | *? | *wiwisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨw
- Breton: gweñv
- Middle Welsh: gwyw, gwiw
- Welsh: gwyw
- Middle Irish: feo
- ⇒ Irish: feoigh
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wiwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 425