Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/merwis
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Disputed.
- Matasović suggests that the term belongs to Proto-Indo-European *mer-.[1]
- Zair connects the term to Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (“to crush, destroy”), in which case it may be related to *mratom (“treachery”) and *marnati (“to betray”).[2]
Adjective
*merwis
Inflection
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *merwis | *merwī | *merwīs |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwīs |
| accusative | *merwim | *merwī | *merwins |
| genitive | *merweis | *merwyou | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwei | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merwis | *merwī | *merwīs |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwīs |
| accusative | *merwim | *merwī | *merwins |
| genitive | *merweis | *merwyou | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwei | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| vocative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| accusative | *merwi | *merwī | *merwyā |
| genitive | *merwois | *merwois | *merwyom |
| dative | *merwē | *merwibom | *merwibos |
| instrumental | *merwī | *merwibim | *merwibis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *merw
- Old Irish: meirb
- Middle Irish: meirb
- Irish: meirbh
- Scottish Gaelic: meirbh
- Middle Irish: meirb
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*merwi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012), The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 207