Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/wī́ˀras

This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós, with accent retraction due to Hirt's law.

Noun

*wī́ˀras m

man, male

Inflection

Declension of *wī́ˀras (o-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*wī́ˀras	*wī́ˀrōˀ	*wī́ˀrai⁽ˀ⁾
Accusative	*wī́ˀran	*wī́ˀrōˀ	*wī́ˀrō⁽ˀ⁾ns
Genitive	*wī́ˀrā	*wī́ˀrāu⁽ˀ⁾	*wī́ˀrōn
Locative	*wī́ˀrai	*wī́ˀrāu⁽ˀ⁾	*wī́ˀraišu
Dative	*wī́ˀrōi	*wī́ˀramā⁽ˀ⁾	*wī́ˀramas
Instrumental	*wī́ˀrōˀ	*wī́ˀramāˀ	*wī́ˀrōis
Vocative	*wī́ˀre	*wī́ˀrōˀ	*wī́ˀrai⁽ˀ⁾

Descendants

East Baltic:
- Latgalian: veirs
- Latvian: vīrs
- Lithuanian: výras
- Samogitian: vīrs
West Baltic:
- Old Prussian: wijrs
- Sudovian: wiros