Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/taratrom

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 *térh₁trom (“tool for drilling”), from the root *terh₁- (“to rub away at; to bore, drill”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέρετρον (téretron).

Noun

*taratrom n

  1. auger

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *taratrom *taratrou *taratrā
vocative *taratrom *taratrou *taratrā
accusative *taratrom *taratrou *taratrā
genitive *taratrī *taratrous *taratrom
dative *taratrūi *taratrobom *taratrobos
locative *taratrei *? *?
instrumental *taratrū *taratrobim *taratrūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *taradr
    • Middle Breton: tarazr, talazr
    • Cornish: tardar
    • Old Welsh: tarater
  • Old Irish: tarathar
  • → Late Latin: taratrum
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