Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meros
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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
editEtymology
editPossibly related to Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “slow; foolish, stupid”),[1][2], from a root Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (“to delay”); a derivation from this root can be justified given the known semantic pathway of deriving words for mental disabilities from words meaning "slow" or "delayed".[3] However, for unknown reasons, Zair is uncomfortable with relating this root to the Ancient Greek word.
Adjective
edit*meros
Inflection
edit| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *meros | *merou | *meroi |
| vocative | *mere | *merou | *meroi |
| accusative | *merom | *merou | *meroms |
| genitive | *merī | *merous | *merom |
| dative | *merūi | *merobom | *merobos |
| instrumental | *merū | *merobim | *merobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merā | *merai | *merās |
| vocative | *merā | *merai | *merās |
| accusative | *meram | *merai | *merams |
| genitive | *merās | *merous | *merom |
| dative | *merai | *merābom | *merābos |
| instrumental | *? | *merābim | *merābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *merom | *merou | *merā |
| vocative | *merom | *merou | *merā |
| accusative | *merom | *merou | *merā |
| genitive | *merī | *merous | *merom |
| dative | *merūi | *merobom | *merobos |
| instrumental | *merū | *merobim | *merobis |
Descendants
edit- Brittonic:
- Middle Irish: mer
- Irish: mear
- Gaulish: *meros
- →⇒ Latin: Atimeria
- →⇒ Latin: Calemerus
- →⇒ Latin: Dumerius
- →⇒ Latin: Esmerius
- →⇒ Latin: Mereus
- →⇒ Latin: Merobaudes
- →⇒ Latin: Merocles
- →⇒ Latin: Mereus
- →⇒ Latin: Merogaisus
- →⇒ Latin: Mereus
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mero-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “mero-”, 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 225
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136