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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dubwiyom

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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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From *dus- (bad) +‎ *bwiyeti (to exist) +‎ *-om (verbal noun suffix).[1]

Noun

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*dubwiyom n

  1. grief
  2. gloom

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dubwiyom *dubwiyou *dubwiyā
vocative *dubwiyom *dubwiyou *dubwiyā
accusative *dubwiyom *dubwiyou *dubwiyā
genitive *dubwiyī *dubwiyous *dubwiyom
dative *dubwiyūi *dubwiyobom *dubwiyobos
locative *dubwiyei *? *?
instrumental *dubwiyū *dubwiyobim *dubwiyūis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *düβɨð
  • Old Irish: dubae

References

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  1. ^ Uhlich, Jurgen (2002) “Verbal governing compounds (synthetics) in Early Irish and other Celtic languages”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 100, number 3, Wiley, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 403–433