Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kawaros
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“strong”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος (kū́rios).
Noun
editInflection
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *kawaros | *kawarou | *kawaroi |
vocative | *kaware | *kawarou | *kawarūs |
accusative | *kawarom | *kawarou | *kawaroms |
genitive | *kawarī | *kawarous | *kawarom |
dative | *kawarūi | *kawarobom | *kawarobos |
locative | *kawarei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *kawarū | *kawarobim | *kawarūis |
Descendants
editOld Irish caur derives from a confusion with near indentical Old Irish caur (“hero, warrior”) which derives from Proto-Celtic *karuts.[1]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*kawaro-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 168