Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/remros

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

Unknown.[1]

Adjective

*remros

  1. fat, thick

Inflection

The second *r in this word is absent when inflected for degrees of comparison.

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *remros *remrou *remroi
vocative *remre *remrou *remroi
accusative *remrom *remrou *remrons
genitive *remrī *remrous *remrom
dative *remrūi *remrobom *remrobos
instrumental *remrū *remrobim *remrobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *remrā *remrai *remrās
vocative *remrā *remrai *remrās
accusative *remram *remrai *remrans
genitive *remrās *remrous *remrom
dative *remrai *remrābom *remrābos
instrumental *? *remrābim *remrābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *remrom *remrou *remrā
vocative *remrom *remrou *remrā
accusative *remrom *remrou *remrā
genitive *remrī *remrous *remrom
dative *remrūi *remrobom *remrobos
instrumental *remrū *remrobim *remrobis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *rreβ̃ (with the second *r lost;[2] either by dissimilation or analogy with degrees of comparison)
    • Middle Welsh: ref
      • Welsh: rhef
  • Middle Irish: remor

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rem(r)o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 309
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhef”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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