Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/madawyos

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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 unattested adjective *madawos +‎ *-yos, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂dh₂-wó-s, possibly related to *madyeti (to break), perhaps from *meh₂d- (to be wet).

Adjective

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*madawyos[1]

  1. futile
  2. useless

Alternative reconstructions

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Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *madauyos *madauyou *madauyoi
vocative *madauye *madauyou *madauyoi
accusative *madauyom *madauyou *madauyoms
genitive *madauyī *madauyous *madauyom
dative *madauyūi *madauyobom *madauyobos
instrumental *madauyū *madauyobim *madauyobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *madauyā *madauyai *madauyās
vocative *madauyā *madauyai *madauyās
accusative *madauyam *madauyai *madauyams
genitive *madauyās *madauyous *madauyom
dative *madauyai *madauyābom *madauyābos
instrumental *? *madauyābim *madauyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *madauyom *madauyou *madauyā
vocative *madauyom *madauyou *madauyā
accusative *madauyom *madauyou *madauyā
genitive *madauyī *madauyous *madauyom
dative *madauyūi *madauyobom *madauyobos
instrumental *madauyū *madauyobim *madauyobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *madaw f
  • Old Irish: madae

References

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  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 210:*madau̯i̯o-/ā
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*madyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 252