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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Noun
*widwā f
- widow
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*widwā
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*widwai
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*widwās
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| vocative
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*widwā
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*widwai
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*widwās
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| accusative
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*widwam
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*widwai
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*widwāms
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| genitive
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*widwās
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*widwous
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*widwom
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| dative
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*widwāi
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*widwābom
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*widwābos
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| locative
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*widwai
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*?
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*widwābim
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*widwābis
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Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*widwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 420
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*widwā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 391
