Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸowtus

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pew-, perhaps related *oβnus (“fear”).[1][2]

Noun

*ɸowtus m[1]

horror, fear

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸowtus	*ɸowtū	*ɸowtowes
vocative	*ɸowtu	*ɸowtū	*ɸowtūs
accusative	*ɸowtum	*ɸowtū	*ɸowtums
genitive	*ɸowtous	*ɸowtous	*ɸowtowom
dative	*ɸowtou	*ɸowtubom	*ɸowtubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*ɸowtū	*ɸowtubim	*ɸowtubis

Alternative reconstructions

*awtos[3]
*owtus[4][5]

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *ʉθ, *ọθ
- Middle Breton: euz
  - Breton: euzh
- Cornish: uth, euth
- Welsh: uth
Old Irish: úath
- Middle Irish: úath (“horrible thing, horror”)
  - Irish: uath
  - Scottish Gaelic: uath
  - ⇒ Middle Irish: úathbás, úathfás
    - Irish: uafás
    - Scottish Gaelic: uabhas
- Middle Irish: fúath (“hatred”)
  - Irish: fuath
  - Scottish Gaelic: fuath

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fowtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138
McCone, Kim (1992) “OIr. aub ‘river’ and amnair ‘maternal uncle’”, in Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, number 53, Munich: Münchener Sprachwissenschaftlicher Studienkreis, page 105
Koch, John (2004) “fright, scare *auto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 137
Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “exobnos”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 170: “*outus”
McCone, Kim (1996) Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change, Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, St. Patrick's College, →ISBN, page 49: “OIr. úath 'terror' < PC *ow-t-”

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[EDPC-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fowtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138

[2] McCone, Kim (1992) “OIr. aub ‘river’ and amnair ‘maternal uncle’”, in Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, number 53, Munich: Münchener Sprachwissenschaftlicher Studienkreis, page 105

[3] Koch, John (2004) “fright, scare *auto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 137

[4] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “exobnos”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 170: “*outus”

[McCone-5] McCone, Kim (1996) Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change, Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, St. Patrick's College, →ISBN, page 49: “OIr. úath 'terror' < PC *ow-t-”