Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/messos

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

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Adjective

*messos

1. worse
2. comparative degree of *ulkos

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messos	*messou	*messoi
vocative	*messe	*messou	*messoi
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messoms
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messā	*messai	*messās
vocative	*messā	*messai	*messās
accusative	*messam	*messai	*messams
genitive	*messās	*messous	*messom
dative	*messai	*messābom	*messābos
instrumental	*?	*messābim	*messābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messom	*messou	*messā
vocative	*messom	*messou	*messā
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messā
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messyūs	*?	*messyoses
vocative	*messyūs	*?	*messyoses
accusative	*messyosam	*?	*messyosams
genitive	*messisos	*?	*messisom
dative	*messisei	*?	*messisbos
instrumental	*messisī	*?	*messisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messyūs	*?	*messyoses
vocative	*messyūs	*?	*messyoses
accusative	*messyosam	*?	*messyosams
genitive	*messisos	*?	*messisom
dative	*messisei	*?	*messisbos
instrumental	*messisī	*?	*messisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messis	*?	*?
vocative	*messis	*?	*?
accusative	*messis	*?	*?
genitive	*messisos	*?	*messisom
dative	*messisei	*?	*messisbos
instrumental	*messisī	*?	*messisbis

Descendants

• Goidelic:
  • Old Irish: messa
    • Irish: measa
    • Scottish Gaelic: miosa
    • Manx: messey