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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/morwis

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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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Derivative of Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (ant)[1]

Noun

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*morwis f

  1. ant

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine i-stem
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

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: moirb

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*morwi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 278
  2. ^ 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