Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ougros

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 *h₃ewǵ- (“cold”). Cognate with Lithuanian aušti (“to cool”) and Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc, “cold”).^[1]^[2]

Adjective

*ougros

cold

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougros	*ougrou	*ougroi
vocative	*ougre	*ougrou	*ougroi
accusative	*ougrom	*ougrou	*ougroms
genitive	*ougrī	*ougrous	*ougrom
dative	*ougrūi	*ougrobom	*ougrobos
instrumental	*ougrū	*ougrobim	*ougrobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougrā	*ougrai	*ougrās
vocative	*ougrā	*ougrai	*ougrās
accusative	*ougram	*ougrai	*ougrams
genitive	*ougrās	*ougrous	*ougrom
dative	*ougrai	*ougrābom	*ougrābos
instrumental	*?	*ougrābim	*ougrābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougrom	*ougrou	*ougrā
vocative	*ougrom	*ougrou	*ougrā
accusative	*ougrom	*ougrou	*ougrā
genitive	*ougrī	*ougrous	*ougrom
dative	*ougrūi	*ougrobom	*ougrobos
instrumental	*ougrū	*ougrobim	*ougrobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougryūs	*?	*ougryoses
vocative	*ougryūs	*?	*ougryoses
accusative	*ougryosam	*?	*ougryosams
genitive	*ougrisos	*?	*ougrisom
dative	*ougrisei	*?	*ougrisbos
instrumental	*ougrisī	*?	*ougrisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougryūs	*?	*ougryoses
vocative	*ougryūs	*?	*ougryoses
accusative	*ougryosam	*?	*ougryosams
genitive	*ougrisos	*?	*ougrisom
dative	*ougrisei	*?	*ougrisbos
instrumental	*ougrisī	*?	*ougrisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ougris	*?	*?
vocative	*ougris	*?	*?
accusative	*ougris	*?	*?
genitive	*ougrisos	*?	*ougrisom
dative	*ougrisei	*?	*ougrisbos
instrumental	*ougrisī	*?	*ougrisbis

Related terms

*ouxtus
- Old Irish: úacht, ócht (archaic)
  - Irish: fuacht
  - Scottish Gaelic: fuachd
  - Manx: feayght

Descendants

Brythonic:
- Welsh: oer
- Cornish: oor
Old Irish: úar, ór (early)
- Irish: fuar
- Manx: feayr
- Scottish Gaelic: fuar
⇒ Gaulish: Ogronnios

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*owgro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 301
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “oer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*owgro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 301

[2] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “oer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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