Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weiros

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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 *weh₁iros (turned, twisted), from *weh₁y- (to twist, wrap).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīraz (wire).

Adjective

*weiros[1]

  1. crooked

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *weiros *weirou *weiroi
vocative *weire *weirou *weiroi
accusative *weirom *weirou *weiroms
genitive *weirī *weirous *weirom
dative *weirūi *weirobom *weirobos
instrumental *weirū *weirobim *weirobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *weirā *weirai *weirās
vocative *weirā *weirai *weirās
accusative *weiram *weirai *weirams
genitive *weirās *weirous *weirom
dative *weirai *weirābom *weirābos
instrumental *? *weirābim *weirābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *weirom *weirou *weirā
vocative *weirom *weirou *weirā
accusative *weirom *weirou *weirā
genitive *weirī *weirous *weirom
dative *weirūi *weirobom *weirobos
instrumental *weirū *weirobim *weirobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *weiryūs *? *weiryoses
vocative *weiryūs *? *weiryoses
accusative *weiryosam *? *weiryosams
genitive *weirisos *? *weirisom
dative *weirisei *? *weirisbos
instrumental *weirisī *? *weirisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *weiryūs *? *weiryoses
vocative *weiryūs *? *weiryoses
accusative *weiryosam *? *weiryosams
genitive *weirisos *? *weirisom
dative *weirisei *? *weirisbos
instrumental *weirisī *? *weirisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *weiris *? *?
vocative *weiris *? *?
accusative *weiris *? *?
genitive *weirisos *? *weirisom
dative *weirisei *? *weirisbos
instrumental *weirisī *? *weirisbis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwuɨr
  • Middle Irish: fiar

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 414-415