Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wixtā
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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 *weyk- (“to overcome”) + *-tā (verbal noun suffix).
Noun
[edit]*wixtā f
Usage notes
[edit]This word was generally confused with *wextom in Insular Celtic due to becoming homophones by regular sound change, the only distinguishing factor between the two words being their genders. In Brittonic, the sense "time" of *wextom was reassigned to this feminine word, and in Scottish Gaelic the originally feminine military senses of *wixtā turned masculine.
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wixtā | *wixtai | *wixtās |
| vocative | *wixtā | *wixtai | *wixtās |
| accusative | *wixtam | *wixtai | *wixtāms |
| genitive | *wixtās | *wixtous | *wixtom |
| dative | *wixtāi | *wixtābom | *wixtābos |
| locative | *wixtai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wixtābim | *wixtābis |