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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ouxselos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”).
Adjective
*ouxselos
- high, elevated
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ouxselos | *ouxselou | *ouxseloi |
| vocative | *ouxsele | *ouxselou | *ouxselūs |
| accusative | *ouxselom | *ouxselou | *ouxselūs |
| genitive | *ouxselī | *ouxselous | *ouxselom |
| dative | *ouxselūi | *ouxselobom | *ouxselobos |
| instrumental | *ouxselū | *ouxselobim | *ouxselobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ouxselā | *ouxselai | *ouxselās |
| vocative | *ouxselā | *ouxselai | *ouxselās |
| accusative | *ouxselam | *ouxselai | *ouxselās |
| genitive | *ouxselās | *ouxselous | *ouxselom |
| dative | *ouxselai | *ouxselābom | *ouxselābos |
| instrumental | *? | *ouxselābim | *ouxselābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ouxselom | *ouxselou | *ouxselā |
| vocative | *ouxselom | *ouxselou | *ouxselā |
| accusative | *ouxselom | *ouxselou | *ouxselā |
| genitive | *ouxselī | *ouxselous | *ouxselom |
| dative | *ouxselūi | *ouxselobom | *ouxselobos |
| instrumental | *ouxselū | *ouxselobim | *ouxselobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *ʉxel
- Breton: uhel
- Cornish: huhel
- Middle Welsh: uchel
- Welsh: uchel
- Old Irish: úasal
- Irish: uasal
- Manx: ooasle
- Scottish Gaelic: uasal
- Gaulish: *uxelos
- → Latin: Uxellodūnum
Related terms
- *ouxsos