Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸornertos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From *uɸer- (“over-”) + *nertom (“strength”).
Adjective
*uɸornertos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertos | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertoi |
| vocative | *uɸornerte | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertoi |
| accusative | *uɸornertom | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertons |
| genitive | *uɸornertī | *uɸornertous | *uɸornertom |
| dative | *uɸornertūi | *uɸornertobom | *uɸornertobos |
| instrumental | *uɸornertū | *uɸornertobim | *uɸornertobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertā | *uɸornertai | *uɸornertās |
| vocative | *uɸornertā | *uɸornertai | *uɸornertās |
| accusative | *uɸornertam | *uɸornertai | *uɸornertans |
| genitive | *uɸornertās | *uɸornertous | *uɸornertom |
| dative | *uɸornertai | *uɸornertābom | *uɸornertābos |
| instrumental | *? | *uɸornertābim | *uɸornertābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertom | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertā |
| vocative | *uɸornertom | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertā |
| accusative | *uɸornertom | *uɸornertou | *uɸornertā |
| genitive | *uɸornertī | *uɸornertous | *uɸornertom |
| dative | *uɸornertūi | *uɸornertobom | *uɸornertobos |
| instrumental | *uɸornertū | *uɸornertobim | *uɸornertobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertyūs | *? | *uɸornertyoses |
| vocative | *uɸornertyūs | *? | *uɸornertyoses |
| accusative | *uɸornertyosam | *? | *uɸornertyosans |
| genitive | *uɸornertisos | *? | *uɸornertisom |
| dative | *uɸornertisei | *? | *uɸornertisbos |
| instrumental | *uɸornertisī | *? | *uɸornertisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertyūs | *? | *uɸornertyoses |
| vocative | *uɸornertyūs | *? | *uɸornertyoses |
| accusative | *uɸornertyosam | *? | *uɸornertyosans |
| genitive | *uɸornertisos | *? | *uɸornertisom |
| dative | *uɸornertisei | *? | *uɸornertisbos |
| instrumental | *uɸornertisī | *? | *uɸornertisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *uɸornertis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *uɸornertis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *uɸornertis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *uɸornertisos | *? | *uɸornertisom |
| dative | *uɸornertisei | *? | *uɸornertisbos |
| instrumental | *uɸornertisī | *? | *uɸornertisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwurnerθ
- Middle Welsh: gwrnerth
- Welsh: gwrnerth, gornerth
- Middle Welsh: gwrnerth
- Old Irish: fornert (“superior power”)
- Middle Irish: fornert
Further reading
- Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 59