Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tausos

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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 Proto-Indo-European *teh₂ws- (“to be quiet, be still”).

Adjective

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*tausos[1][2]

  1. deaf

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *tawsos *tawsou *tawsoi
vocative *tawse *tawsou *tawsoi
accusative *tawsom *tawsou *tawsoms
genitive *tawsī *tawsous *tawsom
dative *tawsūi *tawsobom *tawsobos
instrumental *tawsū *tawsobim *tawsobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *tawsā *tawsai *tawsās
vocative *tawsā *tawsai *tawsās
accusative *tawsam *tawsai *tawsams
genitive *tawsās *tawsous *tawsom
dative *tawsai *tawsābom *tawsābos
instrumental *? *tawsābim *tawsābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *tawsom *tawsou *tawsā
vocative *tawsom *tawsou *tawsā
accusative *tawsom *tawsou *tawsā
genitive *tawsī *tawsous *tawsom
dative *tawsūi *tawsobom *tawsobos
instrumental *tawsū *tawsobim *tawsobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *tawsyūs *? *tawsyoses
vocative *tawsyūs *? *tawsyoses
accusative *tawsyosam *? *tawsyosams
genitive *tawsisos *? *tawsisom
dative *tawsisei *? *tawsisbos
instrumental *tawsisī *? *tawsisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *tawsyūs *? *tawsyoses
vocative *tawsyūs *? *tawsyoses
accusative *tawsyosam *? *tawsyosams
genitive *tawsisos *? *tawsisom
dative *tawsisei *? *tawsisbos
instrumental *tawsisī *? *tawsisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *tawsis *? *?
vocative *tawsis *? *?
accusative *tawsis *? *?
genitive *tawsisos *? *tawsisom
dative *tawsisei *? *tawsisbos
instrumental *tawsisī *? *tawsisbis
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: taw (“silence”)
    • Middle Breton: tao (“silence”)
    • Cornish: taw
  • Old Irish: tóe, tó, túae

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tawso-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 373
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*tauso-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 1
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