Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/messos

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Proto-Celtic

Etymology

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Adjective

*messos[1]

  1. worse
  2. comparative degree of *ulkos

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *messos *messou *messoi
vocative *messe *messou *messoi
accusative *messom *messou *messoms
genitive *messī *messous *messom
dative *messūi *messobom *messobos
instrumental *messū *messobim *messobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *messā *messai *messās
vocative *messā *messai *messās
accusative *messam *messai *messams
genitive *messās *messous *messom
dative *messai *messābom *messābos
instrumental *? *messābim *messābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *messom *messou *messā
vocative *messom *messou *messā
accusative *messom *messou *messā
genitive *messī *messous *messom
dative *messūi *messobom *messobos
instrumental *messū *messobim *messobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *messyūs *? *messyoses
vocative *messyūs *? *messyoses
accusative *messyosam *? *messyosams
genitive *messisos *? *messisom
dative *messisei *? *messisbos
instrumental *messisī *? *messisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *messyūs *? *messyoses
vocative *messyūs *? *messyoses
accusative *messyosam *? *messyosams
genitive *messisos *? *messisom
dative *messisei *? *messisbos
instrumental *messisī *? *messisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *messis *? *?
vocative *messis *? *?
accusative *messis *? *?
genitive *messisos *? *messisom
dative *messisei *? *messisbos
instrumental *messisī *? *messisbis

Descendants

  • Goidelic:
    • Old Irish: messa
      • Irish: measa
      • Scottish Gaelic: miosa
      • Manx: messey

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*messo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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