Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weiyā

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

Cognate to Ancient Greek ῑ̓́ς (ī́s, “force, power”), Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “force, vigour”),[1] and also Latin vīs (“force, power”).[2] The root of these is Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-.

Noun

*weiyā f

  1. force, energy

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *weiyā *weiyai *weiyās
vocative *weiyā *weiyai *weiyās
accusative *weiyam *weiyai *weiyāns
genitive *weiyās *weiyous *weiyom
dative *weiyāi *weiyābom *weiyābos
locative *weiyai *? *?
instrumental *? *weiyābim *weiyābis

Reconstruction notes

  • An Irish word fé (“anger, fury”) is often cited as cognate to the Gaulish word. If this word actually existed, it cannot be found in Teanglann nor in DIL; DIL only has a word meaning "woe, grief".

Descendants

  • >? Middle Irish: fé (“woe, grief”)
  • Gaulish: ueia (Lezoux plate, line 10)

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “ueia”, 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 310
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