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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailos

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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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PIE word
*wáy

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wai (woe!) +‎ *-los.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *upo-ped-lo-s, from *ped- (to walk; to fall).[2]

Adjective

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*wailos[1]

  1. poor, wretched

Declension

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
vocative *waile *wailou *wailoi
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailoms
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wailā *wailai *wailās
vocative *wailā *wailai *wailās
accusative *wailam *wailai *wailams
genitive *wailās *wailous *wailom
dative *wailai *wailābom *wailābos
instrumental *? *wailābim *wailābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wailom *wailou *wailā
vocative *wailom *wailou *wailā
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailā
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
vocative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
accusative *wailyosam *? *wailyosams
genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
vocative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
accusative *wailyosam *? *wailyosams
genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wailis *? *?
vocative *wailis *? *?
accusative *wailis *? *?
genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • >? Gaulish: Vailo

Etymology 2

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PIE word
*wáy

From Proto-Indo-European *waylos (wolf).[1] Ultimately from the same combination of root and suffix as the above etymology, though more archaic.

Noun

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*wailos m[1]

  1. (Goidelic) wolf

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
vocative *waile *wailou *wailoi
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailoms
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
locative *wailei *? *?
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailūis

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*waylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
  2. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 529