Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bistis
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Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *gʷist- (“twig, finger”). Cognate with Old Norse kvistr (“branch”) and perhaps Albanian gisht (“finger”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*bistis m[1]
Declension
[edit]Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *bistis | *bistī | *bistīs |
vocative | *bisti | *bistī | *bistīs |
accusative | *bistim | *bistī | *bistims |
genitive | *bisteis | *bistyow | *bistyom |
dative | *bistei | *bistibom | *bistibos |
locative | *bistei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *bistī | *bistibim | *bistibis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic:
- Middle Irish: bissib (dative plural)