Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/biwos

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Adjective

*biwos

  1. alive, living
  2. mortal

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *biwos *biwou *biwoi
vocative *biwe *biwou *biwoi
accusative *biwom *biwou *biwoms
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 *biwams
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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *bɨw
    • Breton: bev, beo
    • Cornish: byw, bew
    • Welsh: byw
  • Old Irish: béo