Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/waidis
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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
Usually considered a derivative of *wai.[1]
Noun
*waidis f[2]
Inflection
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *waidis | *waidī | *waidīs |
| vocative | *waidi | *waidī | *waidīs |
| accusative | *waidim | *waidī | *waidims |
| genitive | *waideis | *waidyow | *waidyom |
| dative | *waidei | *waidibom | *waidibos |
| locative | *waidei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *waidī | *waidibim | *waidibis |
Reconstruction notes
- The nominative plural of this word has a palatalized d in Middle Irish, indicating i-stem inflection and ruling out Matasović's *waidā.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*waydā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 130