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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dubus
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”). Cognate with English deaf
Adjective
*dubus
- black
Inflection
| U-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dubus | *dubū | *dubowes |
| vocative | *dubu | *dubū | *dubūs |
| accusative | *dubum | *dubū | *dubūs |
| genitive | *dubous | *dubous | *dubowom |
| dative | *dubou | *dububom | *dububos |
| instrumental | *dubū | *dububim | *dububis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dubus | *dubū | *dubowes |
| vocative | *dubu | *dubū | *dubūs |
| accusative | *dubum | *dubū | *dubūs |
| genitive | *dubous | *dubous | *dubowom |
| dative | *dubou | *dububom | *dububos |
| instrumental | *dubū | *dububim | *dububis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dubu | *dubū | *dubwā |
| vocative | *dubu | *dubū | *dubwā |
| accusative | *dubu | *dubū | *dubwā |
| genitive | *dubous | *dubous | *dubowom |
| dative | *dubou | *dububom | *dububos |
| instrumental | *dubū | *dububim | *dububis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *duβ
- Breton: du
- Cornish: du
- Welsh: du
- Old Irish: dub
- Irish: dubh
- Manx: doo
- Scottish Gaelic: dubh