Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wlidāmāros
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From *wlidā (“feast”) + *māros (“great”).
Adjective
*wlidāmāros
- having great feasts
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmāros | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmāroi |
| vocative | *wlidāmāre | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmāroi |
| accusative | *wlidāmārom | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmārons |
| genitive | *wlidāmārī | *wlidāmārous | *wlidāmārom |
| dative | *wlidāmārūi | *wlidāmārobom | *wlidāmārobos |
| instrumental | *wlidāmārū | *wlidāmārobim | *wlidāmārobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmārā | *wlidāmārai | *wlidāmārās |
| vocative | *wlidāmārā | *wlidāmārai | *wlidāmārās |
| accusative | *wlidāmāram | *wlidāmārai | *wlidāmārans |
| genitive | *wlidāmārās | *wlidāmārous | *wlidāmārom |
| dative | *wlidāmārai | *wlidāmārābom | *wlidāmārābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wlidāmārābim | *wlidāmārābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmārom | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmārā |
| vocative | *wlidāmārom | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmārā |
| accusative | *wlidāmārom | *wlidāmārou | *wlidāmārā |
| genitive | *wlidāmārī | *wlidāmārous | *wlidāmārom |
| dative | *wlidāmārūi | *wlidāmārobom | *wlidāmārobos |
| instrumental | *wlidāmārū | *wlidāmārobim | *wlidāmārobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmāryūs | *? | *wlidāmāryoses |
| vocative | *wlidāmāryūs | *? | *wlidāmāryoses |
| accusative | *wlidāmāryosam | *? | *wlidāmāryosans |
| genitive | *wlidāmārisos | *? | *wlidāmārisom |
| dative | *wlidāmārisei | *? | *wlidāmārisbos |
| instrumental | *wlidāmārisī | *? | *wlidāmārisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmāryūs | *? | *wlidāmāryoses |
| vocative | *wlidāmāryūs | *? | *wlidāmāryoses |
| accusative | *wlidāmāryosam | *? | *wlidāmāryosans |
| genitive | *wlidāmārisos | *? | *wlidāmārisom |
| dative | *wlidāmārisei | *? | *wlidāmārisbos |
| instrumental | *wlidāmārisī | *? | *wlidāmārisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wlidāmāris | *? | *? |
| vocative | *wlidāmāris | *? | *? |
| accusative | *wlidāmāris | *? | *? |
| genitive | *wlidāmārisos | *? | *wlidāmārisom |
| dative | *wlidāmārisei | *? | *wlidāmārisbos |
| instrumental | *wlidāmārisī | *? | *wlidāmārisbis |
Reconstruction notes
- It is unclear why Koch does not specify the second vowel of this word,[1] even though it must have obviously been *-ā- given the inflection of *wlidā.
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwleðβ̃ọr
- Middle Welsh: gwleddfawr
- Welsh: gwleddfawr
- Middle Welsh: gwleddfawr
- Middle Irish: fledmar
- Classical Gaelic: fleadhmhar
References
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 161