Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dergos

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).

Akin to Lithuanian drėgti (“to get damp, wet”) and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *dárˀgāˀ (“bad weather”).

Adjective

*dergos

  1. red, crimson

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dergos *dergou *dergoi
vocative *derge *dergou *dergoi
accusative *dergom *dergou *dergoms
genitive *dergī *dergous *dergom
dative *dergūi *dergobom *dergobos
instrumental *dergū *dergobim *dergobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dergā *dergai *dergās
vocative *dergā *dergai *dergās
accusative *dergam *dergai *dergams
genitive *dergās *dergous *dergom
dative *dergai *dergābom *dergābos
instrumental *? *dergābim *dergābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dergom *dergou *dergā
vocative *dergom *dergou *dergā
accusative *dergom *dergou *dergā
genitive *dergī *dergous *dergom
dative *dergūi *dergobom *dergobos
instrumental *dergū *dergobim *dergobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dergyūs *? *dergyoses
vocative *dergyūs *? *dergyoses
accusative *dergyosam *? *dergyosams
genitive *dergisos *? *dergisom
dative *dergisei *? *dergisbos
instrumental *dergisī *? *dergisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dergyūs *? *dergyoses
vocative *dergyūs *? *dergyoses
accusative *dergyosam *? *dergyosams
genitive *dergisos *? *dergisom
dative *dergisei *? *dergisbos
instrumental *dergisī *? *dergisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dergis *? *?
vocative *dergis *? *?
accusative *dergis *? *?
genitive *dergisos *? *dergisom
dative *dergisei *? *dergisbos
instrumental *dergisī *? *dergisbis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: derg
  • Celtiberian: *dergos

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “dergo-”, in 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, page 140

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)
     *bānos, *loukos, *windos      *ɸleitos, *blāros      *dubus
             *roudos; *dergos              *dusnos              *blāwos, *melinos
                          *glastos             
                                       *gurmos
                                      
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