Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/morwis
Appearance
Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derivative of Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (“ant”)[1]
Noun
[edit]*morwis f
Inflection
[edit]Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *morwis | *morwī | *morwīs |
vocative | *morwi | *morwī | *morwīs |
accusative | *morwim | *morwī | *morwins |
genitive | *morweis | *morwyow | *morwyom |
dative | *morwei | *morwibom | *morwibos |
locative | *morwei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *morwī | *morwibim | *morwibis |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Irish: moirb
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*morwi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 278
- ^ Fleuriot, Léon, Evans, Claude (1985) “moriuon”, in A Dictionary of Old Breton – Dictionnaire du vieux breton: Historical and Comparative (in French), Toronto: Prepcorp, page 260