Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/neros
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Proto-Celtic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“man”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr) and Latin Nerō.
Noun[edit]
*neros m[1]
Inflection[edit]
Masculine o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *neros | *nerou | *neroi |
vocative | *nere | *nerou | *nerūs |
accusative | *nerom | *nerou | *neroms |
genitive | *nerī | *nerous | *nerom |
dative | *nerūi | *nerobom | *nerobos |
locative | *nerei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *nerū | *nerobim | *nerūis |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Brythonic:
- Welsh: nêr (“hero, lord”)
- Celtiberian: *Neroi (“Neri”) (ethnonym)
- → Latin: Neri
- Goidelic:
- Middle Irish: ner