Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/arom

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”),[1] more specifically via an o-stem *h₂érh₃-o-.[2]

Noun

*arom n

  1. the act of ploughing, tilling
  2. land that is ploughed or tilled

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *arom *arou *arā
vocative *arom *arou *arā
accusative *arom *arou *arā
genitive *arī *arous *arom
dative *arūi *arobom *arobos
locative *arei *? *?
instrumental *arū *arobim *arūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ar
    • Middle Welsh: ar
  • Old Irish: ar
    • Middle Irish: ar
      • Classical Gaelic: ar

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*aro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
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