Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸariwessā

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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

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Etymology

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Synchronically decomposable into *ɸare- +‎ *wedeti (to lead) +‎ *-tā (verbal noun suffix).[1]

Noun

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*ɸariwessā f

  1. strap

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸariwessā *ɸariwessai *ɸariwessās
vocative *ɸariwessā *ɸariwessai *ɸariwessās
accusative *ɸariwessam *ɸariwessai *ɸariwessāms
genitive *ɸariwessās *ɸariwessous *ɸariwessom
dative *ɸariwessāi *ɸariwessābom *ɸariwessābos
locative *ɸariwessai *? *?
instrumental *? *ɸariwessābim *ɸariwessābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *arwest
  • Old Irish: aires
    • Middle Irish: iris
      • Irish: iris (strap, sling)

References

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  1. ^ Greene, David (1962) “Varia. I”, in Ériu[1], volume 19, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 111–113