Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lubros

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 *luprós, from *lewp- (“to peel, strip”) +‎ *-rós, whence cognate to Ancient Greek λυπρός (luprós, “distressing, wretched”).

Adjective

*lubros

1. weak

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubros	*lubrou	*lubroi
vocative	*lubre	*lubrou	*lubroi
accusative	*lubrom	*lubrou	*lubroms
genitive	*lubrī	*lubrous	*lubrom
dative	*lubrūi	*lubrobom	*lubrobos
instrumental	*lubrū	*lubrobim	*lubrobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubrā	*lubrai	*lubrās
vocative	*lubrā	*lubrai	*lubrās
accusative	*lubram	*lubrai	*lubrams
genitive	*lubrās	*lubrous	*lubrom
dative	*lubrai	*lubrābom	*lubrābos
instrumental	*?	*lubrābim	*lubrābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubrom	*lubrou	*lubrā
vocative	*lubrom	*lubrou	*lubrā
accusative	*lubrom	*lubrou	*lubrā
genitive	*lubrī	*lubrous	*lubrom
dative	*lubrūi	*lubrobom	*lubrobos
instrumental	*lubrū	*lubrobim	*lubrobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubryūs	*?	*lubryoses
vocative	*lubryūs	*?	*lubryoses
accusative	*lubryosam	*?	*lubryosams
genitive	*lubrisos	*?	*lubrisom
dative	*lubrisei	*?	*lubrisbos
instrumental	*lubrisī	*?	*lubrisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubryūs	*?	*lubryoses
vocative	*lubryūs	*?	*lubryoses
accusative	*lubryosam	*?	*lubryosams
genitive	*lubrisos	*?	*lubrisom
dative	*lubrisei	*?	*lubrisbos
instrumental	*lubrisī	*?	*lubrisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lubris	*?	*?
vocative	*lubris	*?	*?
accusative	*lubris	*?	*?
genitive	*lubrisos	*?	*lubrisom
dative	*lubrisei	*?	*lubrisbos
instrumental	*lubrisī	*?	*lubrisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *lluβr
  • Middle Breton: loffr
    • Breton: lovr
  • Cornish: lover
  • Welsh: llwfr
• Old Irish: lobur
  • Middle Irish: lobar
    • Irish: lobhar
    • Scottish Gaelic: lobhar
    • ⇒ Manx: lourane