Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menwīkos
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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
editEtymology
editFrom *menus (“small”) + *-īkos.
Adjective
edit*menwīkos[1]
Inflection
edit| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *menwīkos | *menwīkou | *menwīkoi |
| vocative | *menwīke | *menwīkou | *menwīkoi |
| accusative | *menwīkom | *menwīkou | *menwīkoms |
| genitive | *menwīkī | *menwīkous | *menwīkom |
| dative | *menwīkūi | *menwīkobom | *menwīkobos |
| instrumental | *menwīkū | *menwīkobim | *menwīkobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *menwīkā | *menwīkai | *menwīkās |
| vocative | *menwīkā | *menwīkai | *menwīkās |
| accusative | *menwīkam | *menwīkai | *menwīkams |
| genitive | *menwīkās | *menwīkous | *menwīkom |
| dative | *menwīkai | *menwīkābom | *menwīkābos |
| instrumental | *? | *menwīkābim | *menwīkābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *menwīkom | *menwīkou | *menwīkā |
| vocative | *menwīkom | *menwīkou | *menwīkā |
| accusative | *menwīkom | *menwīkou | *menwīkā |
| genitive | *menwīkī | *menwīkous | *menwīkom |
| dative | *menwīkūi | *menwīkobom | *menwīkobos |
| instrumental | *menwīkū | *menwīkobim | *menwīkobis |
Descendants
edit- Proto-Brythonic: *mɨnwig
- Middle Breton: mynhuiguenn, minuigen sg (“crumb”)
- Breton: minvig (“crumbs”)
- Middle Breton: mynhuiguenn, minuigen sg (“crumb”)
- Middle Irish: menbach