Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nertomāros

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 *nertom (“strength, power”) +‎ *māros (“great”), literally “(with) great power”.^[1]

Adjective

*nertomāros

strong, powerful, mighty

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomāros	*nertomārou	*nertomāroi
vocative	*nertomāre	*nertomārou	*nertomāroi
accusative	*nertomārom	*nertomārou	*nertomārons
genitive	*nertomārī	*nertomārous	*nertomārom
dative	*nertomārūi	*nertomārobom	*nertomārobos
instrumental	*nertomārū	*nertomārobim	*nertomārobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomārā	*nertomārai	*nertomārās
vocative	*nertomārā	*nertomārai	*nertomārās
accusative	*nertomāram	*nertomārai	*nertomārans
genitive	*nertomārās	*nertomārous	*nertomārom
dative	*nertomārai	*nertomārābom	*nertomārābos
instrumental	*?	*nertomārābim	*nertomārābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomārom	*nertomārou	*nertomārā
vocative	*nertomārom	*nertomārou	*nertomārā
accusative	*nertomārom	*nertomārou	*nertomārā
genitive	*nertomārī	*nertomārous	*nertomārom
dative	*nertomārūi	*nertomārobom	*nertomārobos
instrumental	*nertomārū	*nertomārobim	*nertomārobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomāryūs	*?	*nertomāryoses
vocative	*nertomāryūs	*?	*nertomāryoses
accusative	*nertomāryosam	*?	*nertomāryosans
genitive	*nertomārisos	*?	*nertomārisom
dative	*nertomārisei	*?	*nertomārisbos
instrumental	*nertomārisī	*?	*nertomārisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomāryūs	*?	*nertomāryoses
vocative	*nertomāryūs	*?	*nertomāryoses
accusative	*nertomāryosam	*?	*nertomāryosans
genitive	*nertomārisos	*?	*nertomārisom
dative	*nertomārisei	*?	*nertomārisbos
instrumental	*nertomārisī	*?	*nertomārisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertomāris	*?	*?
vocative	*nertomāris	*?	*?
accusative	*nertomāris	*?	*?
genitive	*nertomārisos	*?	*nertomārisom
dative	*nertomārisei	*?	*nertomārisbos
instrumental	*nertomārisī	*?	*nertomārisbis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *nerθβ̃ọr
- Middle Welsh: nerthuawr
  - Welsh: nerthfawr
Middle Irish: nertmar
- Irish: neartmhar
- Scottish Gaelic: neartmhor
Gaulish: *Nertomāros
- → Latin: Nertomārus, Nertomārius

References

^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN

[1] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN

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