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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/biwos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.
Adjective
*biwos
- alive, living
- mortal
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwos | *biwou | *biwoi |
| vocative | *biwe | *biwou | *biwūs |
| accusative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwūs |
| genitive | *biwī | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwūi | *biwobom | *biwobos |
| instrumental | *biwū | *biwobim | *biwobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwā | *biwai | *biwās |
| vocative | *biwā | *biwai | *biwās |
| accusative | *biwam | *biwai | *biwās |
| genitive | *biwās | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwai | *biwābom | *biwābos |
| instrumental | *? | *biwābim | *biwābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| vocative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| accusative | *biwom | *biwou | *biwā |
| genitive | *biwī | *biwous | *biwom |
| dative | *biwūi | *biwobom | *biwobos |
| instrumental | *biwū | *biwobim | *biwobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *bɨw
- Welsh: byw
- Old Irish: béo
- Irish: beo
- Manx: bio
- Scottish Gaelic: beò