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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“strong”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος (kū́rios).
Noun
*kawaros m[1][2]
- hero, champion
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*kawaros
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*kawarou
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*kawaroi
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| vocative
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*kaware
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*kawarou
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*kawaroi
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| accusative
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*kawarom
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*kawarou
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*kawaroms
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| genitive
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*kawarī
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*kawarous
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*kawarom
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| dative
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*kawarūi
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*kawarobom
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*kawarobos
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| locative
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*kawarei
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*kawarū
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*kawarobim
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*kawarūis
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Descendants
Old Irish caur derives from a confusion with near indentical Old Irish caur (“hero, warrior”) which derives from Proto-Celtic *karuts.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*kawaro-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 168
