Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meitos

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

Most immediately comparable to Latin mītis. See there for further etymological discussion.

Adjective

*meitos

1. soft

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meitos	*meitou	*meitoi
vocative	*meite	*meitou	*meitoi
accusative	*meitom	*meitou	*meitoms
genitive	*meitī	*meitous	*meitom
dative	*meitūi	*meitobom	*meitobos
instrumental	*meitū	*meitobim	*meitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meitā	*meitai	*meitās
vocative	*meitā	*meitai	*meitās
accusative	*meitam	*meitai	*meitams
genitive	*meitās	*meitous	*meitom
dative	*meitai	*meitābom	*meitābos
instrumental	*?	*meitābim	*meitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meitom	*meitou	*meitā
vocative	*meitom	*meitou	*meitā
accusative	*meitom	*meitou	*meitā
genitive	*meitī	*meitous	*meitom
dative	*meitūi	*meitobom	*meitobos
instrumental	*meitū	*meitobim	*meitobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meityūs	*?	*meityoses
vocative	*meityūs	*?	*meityoses
accusative	*meityosam	*?	*meityosams
genitive	*meitisos	*?	*meitisom
dative	*meitisei	*?	*meitisbos
instrumental	*meitisī	*?	*meitisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meityūs	*?	*meityoses
vocative	*meityūs	*?	*meityoses
accusative	*meityosam	*?	*meityosams
genitive	*meitisos	*?	*meitisom
dative	*meitisei	*?	*meitisbos
instrumental	*meitisī	*?	*meitisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meitis	*?	*?
vocative	*meitis	*?	*?
accusative	*meitis	*?	*?
genitive	*meitisos	*?	*meitisom
dative	*meitisei	*?	*meitisbos
instrumental	*meitisī	*?	*meitisbis

Related terms

• *mīnis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *muɨd
  • Middle Welsh: mwydon pl
    • Welsh: mwyd (“soaking”), mwydyn (“soft parts”)
• Old Irish: méth (“fat”)
  • Middle Irish: méth
    • Irish: méith
    • Scottish Gaelic: mèath