Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dexswos

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)-wó-s, from *deḱs- (right-hand side). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *tehswô, Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

Adjective[edit]

*dexswos

  1. right (side, as opposed to left)
  2. south

Inflection[edit]

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dexswos *dexswou *dexswoi
vocative *dexswe *dexswou *dexswoi
accusative *dexswom *dexswou *dexswoms
genitive *dexswī *dexswous *dexswom
dative *dexswūi *dexswobom *dexswobos
instrumental *dexswū *dexswobim *dexswobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dexswā *dexswai *dexswās
vocative *dexswā *dexswai *dexswās
accusative *dexswam *dexswai *dexswams
genitive *dexswās *dexswous *dexswom
dative *dexswai *dexswābom *dexswābos
instrumental *? *dexswābim *dexswābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dexswom *dexswou *dexswā
vocative *dexswom *dexswou *dexswā
accusative *dexswom *dexswou *dexswā
genitive *dexswī *dexswous *dexswom
dative *dexswūi *dexswobom *dexswobos
instrumental *dexswū *dexswobim *dexswobis

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *dexsiwos

Descendants[edit]