< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dexswos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”).
Adjective
*dexswos
- right (side, as opposed to left)
- south
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswos | *dexswou | *dexswoi |
| vocative | *dexswe | *dexswou | *dexswūs |
| accusative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswūs |
| genitive | *dexswī | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswūi | *dexswobom | *dexswobos |
| instrumental | *dexswū | *dexswobim | *dexswobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswā | *dexswai | *dexswās |
| vocative | *dexswā | *dexswai | *dexswās |
| accusative | *dexswam | *dexswai | *dexswās |
| genitive | *dexswās | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswai | *dexswābom | *dexswābos |
| instrumental | *? | *dexswābim | *dexswābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| vocative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| accusative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| genitive | *dexswī | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswūi | *dexswobom | *dexswobos |
| instrumental | *dexswū | *dexswobim | *dexswobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: [Term?]
- Breton: dehou
- Cornish: dyhow
- Welsh: deau, de
- Old Irish: dess
- Irish: deas
- Scottish Gaelic: deas