Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weiliyā
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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 *weilos (“modest”) + *-iyā (forms nouns from adjectives).
Noun
editInflection
edit| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *weiliyā | *weiliyai | *weiliyās |
| vocative | *weiliyā | *weiliyai | *weiliyās |
| accusative | *weiliyam | *weiliyai | *weiliyāms |
| genitive | *weiliyās | *weiliyous | *weiliyom |
| dative | *weiliyāi | *weiliyābom | *weiliyābos |
| locative | *weiliyai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *weiliyābim | *weiliyābis |
Reconstruction notes
editMatasović seems to be under the impression that Welsh gwyledd m, due to its masculine gender, may have come from a masculine/neuter counterpart *weiliyo-. This is impossible; the ending -edd can only have come from *-iyā (*-iyo- would have yielded **-ydd). The Welsh word can only have gained masculine gender from a secondary gender switch.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēliyo/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “uelio-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 311