From Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm, hot”).[1] The Brittonic terms may be formed from an s-stem *teɸos, combining form *teɸes-, but the Irish word cannot come from that combining form (one would expect an **ía to appear); instead the Irish must be from a base *teɸ-s- (see also *texstus).
*teɸ(e)smos
O/ā-stem | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smos | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smoi |
vocative | *teɸ(e)sme | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smoi |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smom | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smoms |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smī | *teɸ(e)smous | *teɸ(e)smom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smūi | *teɸ(e)smobom | *teɸ(e)smobos |
instrumental | *teɸ(e)smū | *teɸ(e)smobim | *teɸ(e)smobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smā | *teɸ(e)smai | *teɸ(e)smās |
vocative | *teɸ(e)smā | *teɸ(e)smai | *teɸ(e)smās |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smam | *teɸ(e)smai | *teɸ(e)smams |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smās | *teɸ(e)smous | *teɸ(e)smom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smai | *teɸ(e)smābom | *teɸ(e)smābos |
instrumental | *? | *teɸ(e)smābim | *teɸ(e)smābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smom | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smā |
vocative | *teɸ(e)smom | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smā |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smom | *teɸ(e)smou | *teɸ(e)smā |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smī | *teɸ(e)smous | *teɸ(e)smom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smūi | *teɸ(e)smobom | *teɸ(e)smobos |
instrumental | *teɸ(e)smū | *teɸ(e)smobim | *teɸ(e)smobis |
Declension of the comparative | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smyūs | *? | *teɸ(e)smyoses |
vocative | *teɸ(e)smyūs | *? | *teɸ(e)smyoses |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smyosam | *? | *teɸ(e)smyosams |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smisos | *? | *teɸ(e)smisom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smisei | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbos |
instrumental | *teɸ(e)smisī | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smyūs | *? | *teɸ(e)smyoses |
vocative | *teɸ(e)smyūs | *? | *teɸ(e)smyoses |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smyosam | *? | *teɸ(e)smyosams |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smisos | *? | *teɸ(e)smisom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smisei | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbos |
instrumental | *teɸ(e)smisī | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *teɸ(e)smis | *? | *? |
vocative | *teɸ(e)smis | *? | *? |
accusative | *teɸ(e)smis | *? | *? |
genitive | *teɸ(e)smisos | *? | *teɸ(e)smisom |
dative | *teɸ(e)smisei | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbos |
instrumental | *teɸ(e)smisī | *? | *teɸ(e)smisbis |