Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/smerus

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 *smérus.

Noun

*smerus m

  1. marrow

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *mer
    • Breton: mel (“marrow”)
    • Cornish: mer
    • Welsh: mêr
  • Old Irish: smiur
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