Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/messamos

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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

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Etymology

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From *messos +‎ *-samos.

Adjective

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*messamos

  1. superlative degree of *ulkos

Declension

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *messamos *messamou *messamoi
vocative *messame *messamou *messamoi
accusative *messamom *messamou *messamoms
genitive *messamī *messamous *messamom
dative *messamūi *messamobom *messamobos
instrumental *messamū *messamobim *messamobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *messamā *messamai *messamās
vocative *messamā *messamai *messamās
accusative *messamam *messamai *messamams
genitive *messamās *messamous *messamom
dative *messamai *messamābom *messamābos
instrumental *? *messamābim *messamābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *messamom *messamou *messamā
vocative *messamom *messamou *messamā
accusative *messamom *messamou *messamā
genitive *messamī *messamous *messamom
dative *messamūi *messamobom *messamobos
instrumental *messamū *messamobim *messamobis

Descendants

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  • Gaulish: messamobi[1] (Instrumental plural)
  • Old Irish: mesam

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*messo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 268