Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸroweros

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

Of disputed reconstruction. The two possibilities are outlined by Schrijver as follows:

• *ɸroweros has no further extra-Celtic etymology, but can be connected to the root of Old Irish fo·fera (“to prepare”).
• *laweros has been connected to from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”), to be compared to Ancient Greek λᾱρός (lārós, “tasty”).

Adjective

*ɸroweros

1. many
2. enough, sufficient

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸroweros	*ɸrowerou	*ɸroweroi
vocative	*ɸrowere	*ɸrowerou	*ɸroweroi
accusative	*ɸrowerom	*ɸrowerou	*ɸroweroms
genitive	*ɸrowerī	*ɸrowerous	*ɸrowerom
dative	*ɸrowerūi	*ɸrowerobom	*ɸrowerobos
instrumental	*ɸrowerū	*ɸrowerobim	*ɸrowerobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸrowerā	*ɸrowerai	*ɸrowerās
vocative	*ɸrowerā	*ɸrowerai	*ɸrowerās
accusative	*ɸroweram	*ɸrowerai	*ɸrowerams
genitive	*ɸrowerās	*ɸrowerous	*ɸrowerom
dative	*ɸrowerai	*ɸrowerābom	*ɸrowerābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸrowerābim	*ɸrowerābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸrowerom	*ɸrowerou	*ɸrowerā
vocative	*ɸrowerom	*ɸrowerou	*ɸrowerā
accusative	*ɸrowerom	*ɸrowerou	*ɸrowerā
genitive	*ɸrowerī	*ɸrowerous	*ɸrowerom
dative	*ɸrowerūi	*ɸrowerobom	*ɸrowerobos
instrumental	*ɸrowerū	*ɸrowerobim	*ɸrowerobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸroweryūs	*?	*ɸroweryoses
vocative	*ɸroweryūs	*?	*ɸroweryoses
accusative	*ɸroweryosam	*?	*ɸroweryosams
genitive	*ɸrowerisos	*?	*ɸrowerisom
dative	*ɸrowerisei	*?	*ɸrowerisbos
instrumental	*ɸrowerisī	*?	*ɸrowerisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸroweryūs	*?	*ɸroweryoses
vocative	*ɸroweryūs	*?	*ɸroweryoses
accusative	*ɸroweryosam	*?	*ɸroweryosams
genitive	*ɸrowerisos	*?	*ɸrowerisom
dative	*ɸrowerisei	*?	*ɸrowerisbos
instrumental	*ɸrowerisī	*?	*ɸrowerisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸroweris	*?	*?
vocative	*ɸroweris	*?	*?
accusative	*ɸroweris	*?	*?
genitive	*ɸrowerisos	*?	*ɸrowerisom
dative	*ɸrowerisei	*?	*ɸrowerisbos
instrumental	*ɸrowerisī	*?	*ɸrowerisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *llower
  • Middle Cornish: lower, lowr
    • Cornish: lowr
  • Middle Welsh: llawer
    • Welsh: llawer
• Old Irish: lour, roar, loor, lór
  • Middle Irish: lór
    • Irish: leor
    • Manx: liooar
    • Scottish Gaelic: leòr