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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wēros
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“turned, twisted”), from *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”).
Adjective
*wēros[1]
- crooked
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wēros | *wērou | *wēroi |
| vocative | *wēre | *wērou | *wērūs |
| accusative | *wērom | *wērou | *wēroms |
| genitive | *wērī | *wērous | *wērom |
| dative | *wērūi | *wērobom | *wērobos |
| instrumental | *wērū | *wērobim | *wērobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wērā | *wērai | *wērās |
| vocative | *wērā | *wērai | *wērās |
| accusative | *wēram | *wērai | *wērams |
| genitive | *wērās | *wērous | *wērom |
| dative | *wērai | *wērābom | *wērābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wērābim | *wērābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wērom | *wērou | *wērā |
| vocative | *wērom | *wērou | *wērā |
| accusative | *wērom | *wērou | *wērā |
| genitive | *wērī | *wērous | *wērom |
| dative | *wērūi | *wērobom | *wērobos |
| instrumental | *wērū | *wērobim | *wērobis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwuɨr
- Middle Welsh: gwyr
- Welsh: gŵyr
- Middle Breton: goar
- Breton: gwar (“curved”)
- Middle Welsh: gwyr
- Middle Irish: fiar
- Irish: fiar
- Scottish Gaelic: fiar
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wēro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 414-415