Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menwīkos

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 *menus (small) +‎ *-īkos.

Adjective

*menwīkos[1]

  1. small, minute

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkos *menwīkou *menwīkoi
vocative *menwīke *menwīkou *menwīkoi
accusative *menwīkom *menwīkou *menwīkons
genitive *menwīkī *menwīkous *menwīkom
dative *menwīkūi *menwīkobom *menwīkobos
instrumental *menwīkū *menwīkobim *menwīkobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkā *menwīkai *menwīkās
vocative *menwīkā *menwīkai *menwīkās
accusative *menwīkam *menwīkai *menwīkans
genitive *menwīkās *menwīkous *menwīkom
dative *menwīkai *menwīkābom *menwīkābos
instrumental *? *menwīkābim *menwīkābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkom *menwīkou *menwīkā
vocative *menwīkom *menwīkou *menwīkā
accusative *menwīkom *menwīkou *menwīkā
genitive *menwīkī *menwīkous *menwīkom
dative *menwīkūi *menwīkobom *menwīkobos
instrumental *menwīkū *menwīkobim *menwīkobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkyūs *? *menwīkyoses
vocative *menwīkyūs *? *menwīkyoses
accusative *menwīkyosam *? *menwīkyosans
genitive *menwīkisos *? *menwīkisom
dative *menwīkisei *? *menwīkisbos
instrumental *menwīkisī *? *menwīkisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkyūs *? *menwīkyoses
vocative *menwīkyūs *? *menwīkyoses
accusative *menwīkyosam *? *menwīkyosans
genitive *menwīkisos *? *menwīkisom
dative *menwīkisei *? *menwīkisbos
instrumental *menwīkisī *? *menwīkisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *menwīkis *? *?
vocative *menwīkis *? *?
accusative *menwīkis *? *?
genitive *menwīkisos *? *menwīkisom
dative *menwīkisei *? *menwīkisbos
instrumental *menwīkisī *? *menwīkisbis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *mɨnwig
    • Middle Breton: mynhuiguenn, minuigen sg (crumb)
      • Breton: minvig (crumbs)
  • Middle Irish: menbach

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 207