Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸreswos

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *prews-, with metathesis of *-ws- to *-sw-.[1]

Noun edit

*ɸreswos m

  1. frost

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸreswos *ɸreswou *ɸreswoi
vocative *ɸreswe *ɸreswou *ɸreswūs
accusative *ɸreswom *ɸreswou *ɸreswoms
genitive *ɸreswī *ɸreswous *ɸreswom
dative *ɸreswūi *ɸreswobom *ɸreswobos
locative *ɸreswei *? *?
instrumental *ɸreswū *ɸreswobim *ɸreswūis

Derived terms edit

  • Unsorted:
    • Old Irish: réud

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “freswo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 140