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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 *gʷṓws. Because of the way root nouns decline in Celtic, the original PIE accusative *gʷṓm and genitive *gʷéws were made obsolete, which would have otherwise yielded Celtic *bām and *bows respectively. Cognate with Latin bōs.
Noun
*bāus ?[1]
Declension
| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bāus | *bowe | *bowes |
| vocative | *bāus | *bowe | *bowes |
| accusative | *bowam | *bowe | *bowams |
| genitive | *bowos | *bowou | *bowom |
| dative | *bowei | *bowobom | *bowobos |
| locative | *bowi | — | — |
| instrumental | *bowe? | *bowobim | *bowobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic:
- Old Irish: bó
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN