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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/āwyom

 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.[1]

Noun

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*āwyom n

  1. egg

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *āwyom *āwyou *āwyā
vocative *āwyom *āwyou *āwyā
accusative *āwyom *āwyou *āwyā
genitive *āwyī *āwyous *āwyom
dative *āwyūi *āwyobom *āwyobos
locative *āwyei *? *?
instrumental *āwyū *āwyobim *āwyūis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *ọi
    • Middle Breton: uy, vuy, vy
      • Breton: vi
    • Old Cornish: uy
      • Middle Cornish: oy
        • Cornish: oy
    • Old Welsh: ui
      • Middle Welsh: wy

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*āwyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 50
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