Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kurros

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

Unknown. Latin curvus (“bent”) and Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós) look tempting to compare, but it is impossible to extract a phonologically valid root from these.

Adjective

*kurros

1. pointed, protruding, angled

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurros	*kurrou	*kurroi
vocative	*kurre	*kurrou	*kurroi
accusative	*kurrom	*kurrou	*kurrons
genitive	*kurrī	*kurrous	*kurrom
dative	*kurrūi	*kurrobom	*kurrobos
instrumental	*kurrū	*kurrobim	*kurrobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurrā	*kurrai	*kurrās
vocative	*kurrā	*kurrai	*kurrās
accusative	*kurram	*kurrai	*kurrans
genitive	*kurrās	*kurrous	*kurrom
dative	*kurrai	*kurrābom	*kurrābos
instrumental	*?	*kurrābim	*kurrābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurrom	*kurrou	*kurrā
vocative	*kurrom	*kurrou	*kurrā
accusative	*kurrom	*kurrou	*kurrā
genitive	*kurrī	*kurrous	*kurrom
dative	*kurrūi	*kurrobom	*kurrobos
instrumental	*kurrū	*kurrobim	*kurrobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurryūs	*?	*kurryoses
vocative	*kurryūs	*?	*kurryoses
accusative	*kurryosam	*?	*kurryosans
genitive	*kurrisos	*?	*kurrisom
dative	*kurrisei	*?	*kurrisbos
instrumental	*kurrisī	*?	*kurrisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurryūs	*?	*kurryoses
vocative	*kurryūs	*?	*kurryoses
accusative	*kurryosam	*?	*kurryosans
genitive	*kurrisos	*?	*kurrisom
dative	*kurrisei	*?	*kurrisbos
instrumental	*kurrisī	*?	*kurrisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kurris	*?	*?
vocative	*kurris	*?	*?
accusative	*kurris	*?	*?
genitive	*kurrisos	*?	*kurrisom
dative	*kurrisei	*?	*kurrisbos
instrumental	*kurrisī	*?	*kurrisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *kurr
  • Middle Welsh: cwrr, kwrr, kwr
    • Welsh: cwr
• Middle Irish: corr
  • Irish: corr