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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wai (“woe!”).[1]

Adjective

*wailos [1]

  1. poor, wretched

Declension
O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
vocative *waile *wailou *wailūs
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailūs
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wailā *wailai *wailās
vocative *wailā *wailai *wailās
accusative *wailam *wailai *wailās
genitive *wailās *wailous *wailom
dative *wailai *wailābom *wailābos
instrumental *? *wailābim *wailābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wailom *wailou *wailā
vocative *wailom *wailou *wailā
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailā
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis

Descendants
  • Brythonic: [Term?]
  • Gaulish: Vailo (possibly)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *waylos (“wolf”).[1]

Noun

*wailos m [1]

  1. wolf

Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wailos *wailou *wailoi
vocative *waile *wailou *wailūs
accusative *wailom *wailou *wailūs
genitive *wailī *wailous *wailom
dative *wailūi *wailobom *wailobos
instrumental *wailū *wailobim *wailobis

Descendants

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*waylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
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