Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wetsis
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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]An i-stem derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wetsós (whence Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “calf, yearling”)), from *wet- (“year”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*wetsis f
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wetsis | *wetsī | *wetsīs |
| vocative | *wetsi | *wetsī | *wetsīs |
| accusative | *wetsim | *wetsī | *wetsims |
| genitive | *wetseis | *wetsyow | *wetsyom |
| dative | *wetsei | *wetsibom | *wetsibos |
| locative | *wetsei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *wetsī | *wetsibim | *wetsibis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 375