Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/towissus
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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 *to- (“to, towards”) + *wissus (“knowledge”).[1]
Noun edit
*towissus m[2]
- act of leading, beginning
- leadership
Inflection edit
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *towissus | *towissū | *towissowes |
| vocative | *towissu | *towissū | *towissūs |
| accusative | *towissum | *towissū | *towissums |
| genitive | *towissous | *towissous | *towissowom |
| dative | *towissou | *towissubom | *towissubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *towissū | *towissubim | *towissubis |
Alternative reconstructions edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 47; 266
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*to-wissu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 386
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “leading *tu-westu-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 198
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 342: “*tu-wissu-”