Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/smerus

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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 *smérus.

Noun[edit]

*smerus m

  1. marrow

Inflection[edit]

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *smerus *smerū *smerowes
vocative *smeru *smerū *smerūs
accusative *smerum *smerū *smerums
genitive *smerous *smerous *smerowom
dative *smerou *smerubom *smerubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *smerū *smerubim *smerubis

Descendants[edit]

  • Brythonic: *mer
    • Welsh: mêr
  • Old Irish: smiur