Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nertom

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-tós (virile, strong), from *h₂nḗr (man) (whence *neros (hero)).

Noun

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*nertom n[1]

  1. strength, power

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *nertom *nertou *nertā
vocative *nertom *nertou *nertā
accusative *nertom *nertou *nertā
genitive *nertī *nertous *nertom
dative *nertūi *nertobom *nertobos
locative *nertei *? *?
instrumental *nertū *nertobim *nertūis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nerto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language