Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lowenos
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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
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“gain, benefit”).
Adjective edit
*lowenos
Inflection edit
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lowenos | *lowenou | *lowenoi |
| vocative | *lowene | *lowenou | *lowenoi |
| accusative | *lowenom | *lowenou | *lowenoms |
| genitive | *lowenī | *lowenous | *lowenom |
| dative | *lowenūi | *lowenobom | *lowenobos |
| instrumental | *lowenū | *lowenobim | *lowenobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lowenā | *lowenai | *lowenās |
| vocative | *lowenā | *lowenai | *lowenās |
| accusative | *lowenam | *lowenai | *lowenams |
| genitive | *lowenās | *lowenous | *lowenom |
| dative | *lowenai | *lowenābom | *lowenābos |
| instrumental | *? | *lowenābim | *lowenābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *lowenom | *lowenou | *lowenā |
| vocative | *lowenom | *lowenou | *lowenā |
| accusative | *lowenom | *lowenou | *lowenā |
| genitive | *lowenī | *lowenous | *lowenom |
| dative | *lowenūi | *lowenobom | *lowenobos |
| instrumental | *lowenū | *lowenobim | *lowenobis |
Descendants edit
References edit
Zair, Nicholas (2012) “Schrijver’s rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-ou̯- and *-uu̯- before a vowel”, in Laws and Rules in Indo-European[1], page 152
Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 337