Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ouxteros

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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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From *(o)uxs- (up) +‎ *-teros, albeit with the prefix-final -s- absent.[1]

Adjective

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*ouxteros

  1. upper

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ouxteros *ouxterou *ouxteroi
vocative *ouxtere *ouxterou *ouxteroi
accusative *ouxterom *ouxterou *ouxteroms
genitive *ouxterī *ouxterous *ouxterom
dative *ouxterūi *ouxterobom *ouxterobos
instrumental *ouxterū *ouxterobim *ouxterobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *ouxterā *ouxterai *ouxterās
vocative *ouxterā *ouxterai *ouxterās
accusative *ouxteram *ouxterai *ouxterams
genitive *ouxterās *ouxterous *ouxterom
dative *ouxterai *ouxterābom *ouxterābos
instrumental *? *ouxterābim *ouxterābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ouxterom *ouxterou *ouxterā
vocative *ouxterom *ouxterou *ouxterā
accusative *ouxterom *ouxterou *ouxterā
genitive *ouxterī *ouxterous *ouxterom
dative *ouxterūi *ouxterobom *ouxterobos
instrumental *ouxterū *ouxterobim *ouxterobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ouxteryūs *? *ouxteryoses
vocative *ouxteryūs *? *ouxteryoses
accusative *ouxteryosam *? *ouxteryosams
genitive *ouxterisos *? *ouxterisom
dative *ouxterisei *? *ouxterisbos
instrumental *ouxterisī *? *ouxterisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *ouxteryūs *? *ouxteryoses
vocative *ouxteryūs *? *ouxteryoses
accusative *ouxteryosam *? *ouxteryosams
genitive *ouxterisos *? *ouxterisom
dative *ouxterisei *? *ouxterisbos
instrumental *ouxterisī *? *ouxterisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ouxteris *? *?
vocative *ouxteris *? *?
accusative *ouxteris *? *?
genitive *ouxterisos *? *ouxterisom
dative *ouxterisei *? *ouxterisbos
instrumental *ouxterisī *? *ouxterisbis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Russell, Paul (1988) “The Celtic Preverb USS and Related Matters”, in Ériu[1], volume 39, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 95–126