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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wīros
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wiros
 | This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, from *weh₁-.
Adjective
*wīros
- true
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wīros | *wīrou | *wīroi |
| vocative | *wīre | *wīrou | *wīrūs |
| accusative | *wīrom | *wīrou | *wīrūs |
| genitive | *wīrī | *wīrous | *wīrom |
| dative | *wīrūi | *wīrobom | *wīrobos |
| instrumental | *wīrū | *wīrobim | *wīrobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wīrā | *wīrai | *wīrās |
| vocative | *wīrā | *wīrai | *wīrās |
| accusative | *wīram | *wīrai | *wīrās |
| genitive | *wīrās | *wīrous | *wīrom |
| dative | *wīrai | *wīrābom | *wīrābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wīrābim | *wīrābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wīrom | *wīrou | *wīrā |
| vocative | *wīrom | *wīrou | *wīrā |
| accusative | *wīrom | *wīrou | *wīrā |
| genitive | *wīrī | *wīrous | *wīrom |
| dative | *wīrūi | *wīrobom | *wīrobos |
| instrumental | *wīrū | *wīrobim | *wīrobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *gwir
- Old Breton: guir
- Breton: gwir
- Old Cornish: guir
- Middle Cornish: gwyr
- Cornish: gwir
- Middle Cornish: gwyr
- Middle Welsh: gwir
- Welsh: gwir
- Old Breton: guir
- Old Irish: fír
- Irish: fíor
- Scottish Gaelic: fìor