Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/merwis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (“to crush, destroy”); related to *mratom (“treachery”) and *marnati (“to betray”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*merwis
Inflection
[edit]| I-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merwis | *merwī | *merwīs |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwīs |
| accusative | *merwim | *merwī | *merwins |
| genitive | *merweis | *merwyou | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwei | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merwis | *merwī | *merwīs |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwīs |
| accusative | *merwim | *merwī | *merwins |
| genitive | *merweis | *merwyou | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwei | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| accusative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| genitive | *merwois | *merwois | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwē | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |