Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/neros
Appearance
Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“man”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr) and Latin Nerō.
Noun
[edit]*neros m[1]
Inflection
[edit]Masculine o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *neros | *nerou | *neroi |
vocative | *nere | *nerou | *neroi |
accusative | *nerom | *nerou | *neroms |
genitive | *nerī | *nerous | *nerom |
dative | *nerūi | *nerobom | *nerobos |
locative | *nerei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *nerū | *nerobim | *nerūis |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *ner
- Celtiberian: *Neroi (“Neri”) (ethnonym)
- → Latin: Neri
- >? Old Irish: ner (“boar”)