Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/souyos

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 *sewyós (left (handed)).

Adjective edit

*souyos[1][2]

  1. left
    Synonym: *kliyos

Inflection edit

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *souyos *souyou *souyoi
vocative *souye *souyou *souyoi
accusative *souyom *souyou *souyoms
genitive *souyī *souyous *souyom
dative *souyūi *souyobom *souyobos
instrumental *souyū *souyobim *souyobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *souyā *souyai *souyās
vocative *souyā *souyai *souyās
accusative *souyam *souyai *souyams
genitive *souyās *souyous *souyom
dative *souyai *souyābom *souyābos
instrumental *? *souyābim *souyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *souyom *souyou *souyā
vocative *souyom *souyou *souyā
accusative *souyom *souyou *souyā
genitive *souyī *souyous *souyom
dative *souyūi *souyobom *souyobos
instrumental *souyū *souyobim *souyobis

Derived terms edit

  • *assouyā f, *assouyos m (+ *ad- (to, at, towards))
    • Proto-Brythonic: *assow, *assuɨ

References edit

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 262, 297, 302
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*assowyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 44