Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/biwos

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.[1]

Adjective

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*biwos

  1. alive, living
  2. mortal

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *biwos *biwou *biwoi
vocative *biwe *biwou *biwoi
accusative *biwom *biwou *biwoms
genitive *biwī *biwous *biwom
dative *biwūi *biwobom *biwobos
instrumental *biwū *biwobim *biwobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *biwā *biwai *biwās
vocative *biwā *biwai *biwās
accusative *biwam *biwai *biwams
genitive *biwās *biwous *biwom
dative *biwai *biwābom *biwābos
instrumental *? *biwābim *biwābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *biwom *biwou *biwā
vocative *biwom *biwou *biwā
accusative *biwom *biwou *biwā
genitive *biwī *biwous *biwom
dative *biwūi *biwobom *biwobos
instrumental *biwū *biwobim *biwobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *biwyūs *? *biwyoses
vocative *biwyūs *? *biwyoses
accusative *biwyosam *? *biwyosams
genitive *biwisos *? *biwisom
dative *biwisei *? *biwisbos
instrumental *biwisī *? *biwisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *biwyūs *? *biwyoses
vocative *biwyūs *? *biwyoses
accusative *biwyosam *? *biwyosams
genitive *biwisos *? *biwisom
dative *biwisei *? *biwisbos
instrumental *biwisī *? *biwisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *biwis *? *?
vocative *biwis *? *?
accusative *biwis *? *?
genitive *biwisos *? *biwisom
dative *biwisei *? *biwisbos
instrumental *biwisī *? *biwisbis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*biwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 67