Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tosagros

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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 *to- +‎ *sagros. The prefixation of *to- to a non-verbal form is peculiar.[1]

Adjective

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*tosagros

  1. fervent, eager, earnest
  2. harsh

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *tosagros *tosagrou *tosagroi
vocative *tosagre *tosagrou *tosagroi
accusative *tosagrom *tosagrou *tosagroms
genitive *tosagrī *tosagrous *tosagrom
dative *tosagrūi *tosagrobom *tosagrobos
instrumental *tosagrū *tosagrobim *tosagrobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *tosagrā *tosagrai *tosagrās
vocative *tosagrā *tosagrai *tosagrās
accusative *tosagram *tosagrai *tosagrams
genitive *tosagrās *tosagrous *tosagrom
dative *tosagrai *tosagrābom *tosagrābos
instrumental *? *tosagrābim *tosagrābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *tosagrom *tosagrou *tosagrā
vocative *tosagrom *tosagrou *tosagrā
accusative *tosagrom *tosagrou *tosagrā
genitive *tosagrī *tosagrous *tosagrom
dative *tosagrūi *tosagrobom *tosagrobos
instrumental *tosagrū *tosagrobim *tosagrobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *taɨr
    • Breton: (standard spelling) taer, (nonstandard spellings) tear, ter
    • Middle Welsh: taer
  • Middle Irish: tár (insult, contempt)

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 413