Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/koryos
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *kóryos (“war, troops”), from *ker-, see also Lithuanian kãras, kãrias (“war”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “ruler, commander, military leader”), Old Persian 𐎼𐎢 (r-u /kāra/, “people of war, army”).
Noun edit
*koryos m[1]
Declension edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *koryos | *koryou | *koryoi |
| vocative | *korye | *koryou | *koryūs |
| accusative | *koryom | *koryou | *koryoms |
| genitive | *koryī | *koryous | *koryom |
| dative | *koryūi | *koryobom | *koryobos |
| locative | *koryei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *koryū | *koryobim | *koryūis |
Descendants edit
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Middle Welsh: cordd (“clan, tribe”)
- Middle Irish: cuire
- Gaulish: Vo-corii, Ate-corius, *Atikoryos
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*koryo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 218