Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weiros
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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 Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“turned, twisted”), from *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”).
Adjective
edit*weiros[1]
Inflection
edit| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weiros | *weirou | *weiroi |
| vocative | *weire | *weirou | *weiroi |
| accusative | *weirom | *weirou | *weiroms |
| genitive | *weirī | *weirous | *weirom |
| dative | *weirūi | *weirobom | *weirobos |
| instrumental | *weirū | *weirobim | *weirobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weirā | *weirai | *weirās |
| vocative | *weirā | *weirai | *weirās |
| accusative | *weiram | *weirai | *weirams |
| genitive | *weirās | *weirous | *weirom |
| dative | *weirai | *weirābom | *weirābos |
| instrumental | *? | *weirābim | *weirābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weirom | *weirou | *weirā |
| vocative | *weirom | *weirou | *weirā |
| accusative | *weirom | *weirou | *weirā |
| genitive | *weirī | *weirous | *weirom |
| dative | *weirūi | *weirobom | *weirobos |
| instrumental | *weirū | *weirobim | *weirobis |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 414-415