Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weidwūs
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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 Proto-Indo-European *weydwōs, from *weyd- (“to know”) + *-wōs (stative participle suffix), literally “who has witnessed”.[1]
Noun
[edit]*weidwūs m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *weidwūs | *weiduse | *weiduses |
| vocative | *weidwūs | *weiduse | *weiduses |
| accusative | *weidusam | *weiduse | *weidusams |
| genitive | *weidusos | *weidusou | *weidusom |
| dative | *weidusei | *weidusobom | *weidusobos |
| locative | *weidusi | — | — |
| instrumental | *weiduse? | *weidusobim | *weidusobis |
Derived terms
[edit]- noweidwūs (“infant”)
Descendants
[edit]- Old Irish: fíadu