Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/baitos

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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

  1. traditional, custom, habitual
  2. foolish, stupid
  3. mad, crazy

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *baitos *baitou *baitoi
vocative *baite *baitou *baitoi
accusative *baitom *baitou *baitoms
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 *baitams
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 *? *baityosams
genitive *baitisos *? *baitisom
dative *baitisei *? *baitisbos
instrumental *baitisī *? *baitisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *baityūs *? *baityoses
vocative *baityūs *? *baityoses
accusative *baityosam *? *baityosams
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)

Descendants

References

  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