Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tarwosatyos
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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 *tarwos (“bull”) + *satyos (“swarm”).
Noun
[edit]*tarwosatyos m[1]
- a cast swarm; the second swarm of bees to leave the hive in a season
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *tarwosatyos | *tarwosatyou | *tarwosatyoi |
| vocative | *tarwosatye | *tarwosatyou | *tarwosatyoi |
| accusative | *tarwosatyom | *tarwosatyou | *tarwosatyoms |
| genitive | *tarwosatyī | *tarwosatyous | *tarwosatyom |
| dative | *tarwosatyūi | *tarwosatyobom | *tarwosatyobos |
| locative | *tarwosatyei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *tarwosatyū | *tarwosatyobim | *tarwosatyūis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *tarwhėd
- Old Irish: tarbsaithe
References
[edit]- ^ Charles-Edwards, T. M., Kelly, Fergus (1983) Bechbretha: an Old Irish law-tract on bee-keeping (Early Irish Law Series), Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 41