Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wesus

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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 *h₁wésus (excellent).[1] Sanskrit वसु (vásu) and Luwian 𒉿𒀀𒋗𒍑 (wa-a-šu-uš /⁠wāsus⁠/).

Adjective[edit]

*wesus[1]

  1. excellent, noble

Inflection[edit]

U-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wesus *wesū *wesowes
vocative *wesu *wesū *wesūs
accusative *wesum *wesū *wesums
genitive *wesous *wesous *wesowom
dative *wesou *wesubom *wesubos
instrumental *wesū *wesubim *wesubis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wesus *wesū *wesowes
vocative *wesu *wesū *wesūs
accusative *wesum *wesū *wesums
genitive *wesous *wesous *wesowom
dative *wesou *wesubom *wesubos
instrumental *wesū *wesubim *wesubis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wesu *wesū *weswā
vocative *wesu *wesū *weswā
accusative *wesu *wesū *weswā
genitive *wesous *wesous *wesowom
dative *wesou *wesubom *wesubos
instrumental *wesū *wesubim *wesubis

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wesu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 418