Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/merwis

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 Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (“to crush, destroy”); related to *mratom (“treachery”) and *marnati (“to betray”).[1]

Adjective

*merwis

  1. lifeless
  2. weak

Inflection

I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *merwis *merwī *merwīs
vocative *merwi *merwī *merwīs
accusative *merwim *merwī *merwins
genitive *merweis *merwyou *merwyom
dative *merwei *merwibom *merwibos
instrumental *merwī *merwibim *merwibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *merwis *merwī *merwīs
vocative *merwi *merwī *merwīs
accusative *merwim *merwī *merwins
genitive *merweis *merwyou *merwyom
dative *merwei *merwibom *merwibos
instrumental *merwī *merwibim *merwibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *merwi *merwī *merwyā
vocative *merwi *merwī *merwyā
accusative *merwi *merwī *merwyā
genitive *merwois *merwois *merwyom
dative *merwē *merwibom *merwibos
instrumental *merwī *merwibim *merwibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *merw
  • Old Irish: meirb
    • Middle Irish: meirb
      • Irish: meirbh
      • Scottish Gaelic: meirbh

References

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