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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/widubiyom

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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 *widu- (wood) +‎ *bi- (to strike) +‎ *-om (verbal noun suffix).[1][2][3]

Noun

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*widubiyom n[2]

  1. billhook

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *widubiyom *widubiyou *widubiyā
vocative *widubiyom *widubiyou *widubiyā
accusative *widubiyom *widubiyou *widubiyā
genitive *widubiyī *widubiyous *widubiyom
dative *widubiyūi *widubiyobom *widubiyobos
locative *widubiyei *? *?
instrumental *widubiyū *widubiyobim *widubiyūis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwddyf, gwddi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*widu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 420
  3. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “uidubion”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 320