Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸīsselos

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

Etymology

Adjectival derivative of *ɸīssu (“below”), possibly formed analogically to its antonym *ouxselos (“high”).

Adjective

*ɸīsselos

1. low

   Antonym: *ouxselos

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselos	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsseloi
vocative	*ɸīssele	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsseloi
accusative	*ɸīsselom	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsselons
genitive	*ɸīsselī	*ɸīsselous	*ɸīsselom
dative	*ɸīsselūi	*ɸīsselobom	*ɸīsselobos
instrumental	*ɸīsselū	*ɸīsselobim	*ɸīsselobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselā	*ɸīsselai	*ɸīsselās
vocative	*ɸīsselā	*ɸīsselai	*ɸīsselās
accusative	*ɸīsselam	*ɸīsselai	*ɸīsselans
genitive	*ɸīsselās	*ɸīsselous	*ɸīsselom
dative	*ɸīsselai	*ɸīsselābom	*ɸīsselābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸīsselābim	*ɸīsselābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselom	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsselā
vocative	*ɸīsselom	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsselā
accusative	*ɸīsselom	*ɸīsselou	*ɸīsselā
genitive	*ɸīsselī	*ɸīsselous	*ɸīsselom
dative	*ɸīsselūi	*ɸīsselobom	*ɸīsselobos
instrumental	*ɸīsselū	*ɸīsselobim	*ɸīsselobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselyūs	*?	*ɸīsselyoses
vocative	*ɸīsselyūs	*?	*ɸīsselyoses
accusative	*ɸīsselyosam	*?	*ɸīsselyosans
genitive	*ɸīsselisos	*?	*ɸīsselisom
dative	*ɸīsselisei	*?	*ɸīsselisbos
instrumental	*ɸīsselisī	*?	*ɸīsselisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselyūs	*?	*ɸīsselyoses
vocative	*ɸīsselyūs	*?	*ɸīsselyoses
accusative	*ɸīsselyosam	*?	*ɸīsselyosans
genitive	*ɸīsselisos	*?	*ɸīsselisom
dative	*ɸīsselisei	*?	*ɸīsselisbos
instrumental	*ɸīsselisī	*?	*ɸīsselisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸīsselis	*?	*?
vocative	*ɸīsselis	*?	*?
accusative	*ɸīsselis	*?	*?
genitive	*ɸīsselisos	*?	*ɸīsselisom
dative	*ɸīsselisei	*?	*ɸīsselisbos
instrumental	*ɸīsselisī	*?	*ɸīsselisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *isel
  • Old Breton: isel
    • Middle Breton: isel
      • Breton: izel
  • Cornish: (various spellings) yssel, ysel, isel
  • Old Welsh: isel
    • Middle Welsh: isel
      • Welsh: isel
• Old Irish: ísel
  • Irish: íseal
  • Manx: injil
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìosal, ìseal