Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸūros

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 *puHrós, from the root *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). Cognate with Latin pūrus.

Adjective

*ɸūros

1. fresh

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūros	*ɸūrou	*ɸūroi
vocative	*ɸūre	*ɸūrou	*ɸūroi
accusative	*ɸūrom	*ɸūrou	*ɸūrons
genitive	*ɸūrī	*ɸūrous	*ɸūrom
dative	*ɸūrūi	*ɸūrobom	*ɸūrobos
instrumental	*ɸūrū	*ɸūrobim	*ɸūrobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūrā	*ɸūrai	*ɸūrās
vocative	*ɸūrā	*ɸūrai	*ɸūrās
accusative	*ɸūram	*ɸūrai	*ɸūrans
genitive	*ɸūrās	*ɸūrous	*ɸūrom
dative	*ɸūrai	*ɸūrābom	*ɸūrābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸūrābim	*ɸūrābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūrom	*ɸūrou	*ɸūrā
vocative	*ɸūrom	*ɸūrou	*ɸūrā
accusative	*ɸūrom	*ɸūrou	*ɸūrā
genitive	*ɸūrī	*ɸūrous	*ɸūrom
dative	*ɸūrūi	*ɸūrobom	*ɸūrobos
instrumental	*ɸūrū	*ɸūrobim	*ɸūrobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūryūs	*?	*ɸūryoses
vocative	*ɸūryūs	*?	*ɸūryoses
accusative	*ɸūryosam	*?	*ɸūryosans
genitive	*ɸūrisos	*?	*ɸūrisom
dative	*ɸūrisei	*?	*ɸūrisbos
instrumental	*ɸūrisī	*?	*ɸūrisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūryūs	*?	*ɸūryoses
vocative	*ɸūryūs	*?	*ɸūryoses
accusative	*ɸūryosam	*?	*ɸūryosans
genitive	*ɸūrisos	*?	*ɸūrisom
dative	*ɸūrisei	*?	*ɸūrisbos
instrumental	*ɸūrisī	*?	*ɸūrisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸūris	*?	*?
vocative	*ɸūris	*?	*?
accusative	*ɸūris	*?	*?
genitive	*ɸūrisos	*?	*ɸūrisom
dative	*ɸūrisei	*?	*ɸūrisbos
instrumental	*ɸūrisī	*?	*ɸūrisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *ir
  • Cornish: yr
  • Welsh: ir
• Middle Irish: úr
  • Irish: úr
  • Manx: oor
  • Scottish Gaelic: ùr