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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wiweros
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wi(r)-wer-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).
Noun
*wiweros m
- squirrel
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wiweros | *wiwerou | *wiweroi |
| vocative | *wiwere | *wiwerou | *wiwerūs |
| accusative | *wiwerom | *wiwerou | *wiwerūs |
| genitive | *wiwerī | *wiwerous | *wiwerom |
| dative | *wiwerūi | *wiwerobom | *wiwerobos |
| instrumental | *wiwerū | *wiwerobim | *wiwerobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *gwɨwer
- Breton: gwiñver
- Cornish: gwiwer
- Welsh: gwiwer
- Old Irish: íaru
- Irish: iora
- Scottish Gaelic: feòrag
References
- Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović's Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic
- University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist