Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/atiwiros

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 *ati- +‎ *wiros (“man”), but the semantics of *ati- here are unclear (it means "re-" in every other context in Celtic, but McCone glosses it for this word as "ex-").

Noun

*atiwiros m[1]

  1. (Insular Celtic) coward

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *atiwiros *atiwirou *atiwiroi
vocative *atiwire *atiwirou *atiwiroi
accusative *atiwirom *atiwirou *atiwirons
genitive *atiwirī *atiwirous *atiwirom
dative *atiwirūi *atiwirobom *atiwirobos
locative *atiwirei *? *?
instrumental *atiwirū *atiwirobim *atiwirūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *adwur
    • Middle Welsh: adwr
  • Middle Irish: aithfer

References

  1. ^ McCone, Kim (2013) “THE « CELTS »: QUESTIONS OF NOMENCLATURE AND IDENTITY”, in Cahiers de l‘ILSL, number 38, pages 21-37
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