Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dergos

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 *dʰerg-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).

Akin to Lithuanian drėgti (“to get damp, wet”) and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *dárˀgāˀ (“bad weather”).

Adjective

*dergos

1. red, crimson

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergos	*dergou	*dergoi
vocative	*derge	*dergou	*dergoi
accusative	*dergom	*dergou	*dergons
genitive	*dergī	*dergous	*dergom
dative	*dergūi	*dergobom	*dergobos
instrumental	*dergū	*dergobim	*dergobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergā	*dergai	*dergās
vocative	*dergā	*dergai	*dergās
accusative	*dergam	*dergai	*dergans
genitive	*dergās	*dergous	*dergom
dative	*dergai	*dergābom	*dergābos
instrumental	*?	*dergābim	*dergābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergom	*dergou	*dergā
vocative	*dergom	*dergou	*dergā
accusative	*dergom	*dergou	*dergā
genitive	*dergī	*dergous	*dergom
dative	*dergūi	*dergobom	*dergobos
instrumental	*dergū	*dergobim	*dergobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergyūs	*?	*dergyoses
vocative	*dergyūs	*?	*dergyoses
accusative	*dergyosam	*?	*dergyosans
genitive	*dergisos	*?	*dergisom
dative	*dergisei	*?	*dergisbos
instrumental	*dergisī	*?	*dergisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergyūs	*?	*dergyoses
vocative	*dergyūs	*?	*dergyoses
accusative	*dergyosam	*?	*dergyosans
genitive	*dergisos	*?	*dergisom
dative	*dergisei	*?	*dergisbos
instrumental	*dergisī	*?	*dergisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dergis	*?	*?
vocative	*dergis	*?	*?
accusative	*dergis	*?	*?
genitive	*dergisos	*?	*dergisom
dative	*dergisei	*?	*dergisbos
instrumental	*dergisī	*?	*dergisbis

Descendants

• Old Irish: derg
  • Irish: dearg
  • Manx: jiarg
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearg
• Celtiberian: *dergos
  • →⇒ Latin: Andergus (name of a Lusitanian man) (< *ande-dergos)

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)

*bānos, *loukos, *windos	*ɸleitos, *blāros	*dubus
*roudos; *dergos	*dusnos	*blāwos, *melinos
	*glastos
		*gurmos