Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/biwos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.[1]
Adjective
*biwos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwos | *biwou | *biwoi |
| vocative | *biwe | *biwou | *biwoi |
| accusative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwons |
| genitive | *biwī | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwūi | *biwobom | *biwobos |
| instrumental | *biwū | *biwobim | *biwobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwā | *biwai | *biwās |
| vocative | *biwā | *biwai | *biwās |
| accusative | *biwam | *biwai | *biwans |
| genitive | *biwās | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwai | *biwābom | *biwābos |
| instrumental | *? | *biwābim | *biwābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| vocative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| accusative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| genitive | *biwī | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwūi | *biwobom | *biwobos |
| instrumental | *biwū | *biwobim | *biwobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwyūs | *? | *biwyoses |
| vocative | *biwyūs | *? | *biwyoses |
| accusative | *biwyosam | *? | *biwyosans |
| genitive | *biwisos | *? | *biwisom |
| dative | *biwisei | *? | *biwisbos |
| instrumental | *biwisī | *? | *biwisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwyūs | *? | *biwyoses |
| vocative | *biwyūs | *? | *biwyoses |
| accusative | *biwyosam | *? | *biwyosans |
| genitive | *biwisos | *? | *biwisom |
| dative | *biwisei | *? | *biwisbos |
| instrumental | *biwisī | *? | *biwisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *biwis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *biwis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *biwisos | *? | *biwisom |
| dative | *biwisei | *? | *biwisbos |
| instrumental | *biwisī | *? | *biwisbis |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *bɨw
- Old Irish: béo
- ⇒ Primitive Irish: ᚁᚔᚃᚔᚈᚔ (biviti, given name)
- ⇒ Lepontic: 𐌐𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌍𐌄𐌉 (piuonei, individualized n-stem name)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*biwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 67