Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lowenos

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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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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (gain, benefit).

Adjective

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*lowenos

  1. merry, joyful

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *lowenos *lowenou *lowenoi
vocative *lowene *lowenou *lowenoi
accusative *lowenom *lowenou *lowenoms
genitive *lowenī *lowenous *lowenom
dative *lowenūi *lowenobom *lowenobos
instrumental *lowenū *lowenobim *lowenobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *lowenā *lowenai *lowenās
vocative *lowenā *lowenai *lowenās
accusative *lowenam *lowenai *lowenams
genitive *lowenās *lowenous *lowenom
dative *lowenai *lowenābom *lowenābos
instrumental *? *lowenābim *lowenābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *lowenom *lowenou *lowenā
vocative *lowenom *lowenou *lowenā
accusative *lowenom *lowenou *lowenā
genitive *lowenī *lowenous *lowenom
dative *lowenūi *lowenobom *lowenobos
instrumental *lowenū *lowenobim *lowenobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *lowenyūs *? *lowenyoses
vocative *lowenyūs *? *lowenyoses
accusative *lowenyosam *? *lowenyosams
genitive *lowenisos *? *lowenisom
dative *lowenisei *? *lowenisbos
instrumental *lowenisī *? *lowenisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *lowenyūs *? *lowenyoses
vocative *lowenyūs *? *lowenyoses
accusative *lowenyosam *? *lowenyosams
genitive *lowenisos *? *lowenisom
dative *lowenisei *? *lowenisbos
instrumental *lowenisī *? *lowenisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *lowenis *? *?
vocative *lowenis *? *?
accusative *lowenis *? *?
genitive *lowenisos *? *lowenisom
dative *lowenisei *? *lowenisbos
instrumental *lowenisī *? *lowenisbis

Descendants

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References

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Zair, Nicholas (2012) “Schrijver’s rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-ou̯- and *-uu̯- before a vowel”, in Laws and Rules in Indo-European[1], page 152

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 337