Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/baitos

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

Unknown; the -ai- diphthong poses a problem.^[1]

Adjective

*baitos

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baitos	*baitou	*baitoi
vocative	*baite	*baitou	*baitoi
accusative	*baitom	*baitou	*baitons
genitive	*baitī	*baitous	*baitom
dative	*baitūi	*baitobom	*baitobos
instrumental	*baitū	*baitobim	*baitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baitā	*baitai	*baitās
vocative	*baitā	*baitai	*baitās
accusative	*baitam	*baitai	*baitans
genitive	*baitās	*baitous	*baitom
dative	*baitai	*baitābom	*baitābos
instrumental	*?	*baitābim	*baitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baitom	*baitou	*baitā
vocative	*baitom	*baitou	*baitā
accusative	*baitom	*baitou	*baitā
genitive	*baitī	*baitous	*baitom
dative	*baitūi	*baitobom	*baitobos
instrumental	*baitū	*baitobim	*baitobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baityūs	*?	*baityoses
vocative	*baityūs	*?	*baityoses
accusative	*baityosam	*?	*baityosans
genitive	*baitisos	*?	*baitisom
dative	*baitisei	*?	*baitisbos
instrumental	*baitisī	*?	*baitisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baityūs	*?	*baityoses
vocative	*baityūs	*?	*baityoses
accusative	*baityosam	*?	*baityosans
genitive	*baitisos	*?	*baitisom
dative	*baitisei	*?	*baitisbos
instrumental	*baitisī	*?	*baitisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baitis	*?	*?
vocative	*baitis	*?	*?
accusative	*baitis	*?	*?
genitive	*baitisos	*?	*baitisom
dative	*baitisei	*?	*baitisbos
instrumental	*baitisī	*?	*baitisbis

Derived terms

*baissā
*am-baitos
- Proto-Brythonic: *ammoɨd (“fool”)
  - Breton: amoed (“idiot, fool”) (Vannetais)
  - → Old Irish: ammait (“witch, hag”)
    - Irish: amaid
    - ⇒ Middle Irish: amaidecht
    - ⇒ Middle Irish: *ammatán
      - Irish: amadán
      - Manx: ommidan
      - Scottish Gaelic: amadan

Descendants

Old Irish: báeth (“foolish, stupid”)
- Middle Irish: báeth
  - Irish: baoth
  - Scottish Gaelic: baoth
Gaulish: *baitos
- → Latin: Baetus
- →⇒ Ancient Greek: Βαιτόριξ (Baitórix)

References

^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “baitos”, 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 64

[1] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “baitos”, 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 64

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