Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wiwos

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wih₁-wós, from the root *weyh₁- (“to wither”) + *-wós (deverbal adjective suffix).

Adjective

*wiwos

1. withered

   Synonym: *krīnos

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwos	*wiwou	*wiwoi
vocative	*wiwe	*wiwou	*wiwoi
accusative	*wiwom	*wiwou	*wiwoms
genitive	*wiwī	*wiwous	*wiwom
dative	*wiwūi	*wiwobom	*wiwobos
instrumental	*wiwū	*wiwobim	*wiwobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwā	*wiwai	*wiwās
vocative	*wiwā	*wiwai	*wiwās
accusative	*wiwam	*wiwai	*wiwams
genitive	*wiwās	*wiwous	*wiwom
dative	*wiwai	*wiwābom	*wiwābos
instrumental	*?	*wiwābim	*wiwābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwom	*wiwou	*wiwā
vocative	*wiwom	*wiwou	*wiwā
accusative	*wiwom	*wiwou	*wiwā
genitive	*wiwī	*wiwous	*wiwom
dative	*wiwūi	*wiwobom	*wiwobos
instrumental	*wiwū	*wiwobim	*wiwobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwyūs	*?	*wiwyoses
vocative	*wiwyūs	*?	*wiwyoses
accusative	*wiwyosam	*?	*wiwyosams
genitive	*wiwisos	*?	*wiwisom
dative	*wiwisei	*?	*wiwisbos
instrumental	*wiwisī	*?	*wiwisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwyūs	*?	*wiwyoses
vocative	*wiwyūs	*?	*wiwyoses
accusative	*wiwyosam	*?	*wiwyosams
genitive	*wiwisos	*?	*wiwisom
dative	*wiwisei	*?	*wiwisbos
instrumental	*wiwisī	*?	*wiwisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wiwis	*?	*?
vocative	*wiwis	*?	*?
accusative	*wiwis	*?	*?
genitive	*wiwisos	*?	*wiwisom
dative	*wiwisei	*?	*wiwisbos
instrumental	*wiwisī	*?	*wiwisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨw
  • Middle Welsh: gwyw, gwiw
    • Welsh: gwyw
• Middle Irish: feo
  • ⇒ Irish: feoigh