< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic

Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷetwores

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

Proto-Celtic cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : *kʷetwores
    Ordinal : *kʷetwariyos

*kʷetwores (feminine *kʷetesres)

  1. four

Inflection

Irregular numeral
masculine singular dual plural
nominative — — *kʷetwores
vocative — — *kʷetwores
accusative — — *kʷetworams
genitive — — *kʷeturiyom
dative — — *kʷeturibom
instrumental — — *kʷeturibim
feminine singular dual plural
nominative — — *kʷetesres
vocative — — *kʷetesres
accusative — — *kʷetesrams
genitive — — *kʷetesriyom
dative — — *kʷetesribom
instrumental — — *kʷetesribim
neuter singular dual plural
nominative — — *?
vocative — — *?
accusative — — *?
genitive — — *kʷeturiyom
dative — — *kʷeturibom
instrumental — — *kʷeturibim

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *pedwar
    • Old Breton: petguar
      • Middle Breton: peuar
    • Cornish: peswar, peder
    • Old Welsh: petguar
  • Old Irish: cethair, cetheoir f
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.