Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailos

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 1

    PIE word
    *wáy

    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wai (“woe!”) +‎ *-los.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *upo-ped-lo-s, from *ped- (“to walk; to fall”).[2]

    Adjective

    *wailos[1]

    1. poor, wretched
    Declension
    O/ā-stem
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
    vocative *waile *wailou *wailoi
    accusative *wailom *wailou *wailons
    genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
    dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
    instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *wailā *wailai *wailās
    vocative *wailā *wailai *wailās
    accusative *wailam *wailai *wailans
    genitive *wailās *wailous *wailom
    dative *wailai *wailābom *wailābos
    instrumental *? *wailābim *wailābis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *wailom *wailou *wailā
    vocative *wailom *wailou *wailā
    accusative *wailom *wailou *wailā
    genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
    dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
    instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis
    Declension of the comparative
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
    vocative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
    accusative *wailyosam *? *wailyosans
    genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
    dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
    instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
    vocative *wailyūs *? *wailyoses
    accusative *wailyosam *? *wailyosans
    genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
    dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
    instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *wailis *? *?
    vocative *wailis *? *?
    accusative *wailis *? *?
    genitive *wailisos *? *wailisom
    dative *wailisei *? *wailisbos
    instrumental *wailisī *? *wailisbis
    Descendants
    • Proto-Brythonic:
    • >? Gaulish: Vailo

    Etymology 2

      PIE word
      *wáy

      From Proto-Indo-European *waylos (“wolf”).[1] Ultimately from the same combination of root and suffix as the above etymology, though more archaic.

      Noun

      *wailos m[1]

      1. (Goidelic) wolf
      Declension
      Masculine o-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
      vocative *waile *wailou *wailoi
      accusative *wailom *wailou *wailons
      genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
      dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
      locative *wailei *? *?
      instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailūis
      Descendants

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*waylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
      2. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 529
      This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.