Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kurros

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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

Unknown. Latin curvus (bent) and Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós) look tempting to compare, but it is impossible to extract a phonologically valid root from these.[1]

Adjective

*kurros

  1. pointed, protruding, angled

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kurros *kurrou *kurroi
vocative *kurre *kurrou *kurroi
accusative *kurrom *kurrou *kurroms
genitive *kurrī *kurrous *kurrom
dative *kurrūi *kurrobom *kurrobos
instrumental *kurrū *kurrobim *kurrobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kurrā *kurrai *kurrās
vocative *kurrā *kurrai *kurrās
accusative *kurram *kurrai *kurrams
genitive *kurrās *kurrous *kurrom
dative *kurrai *kurrābom *kurrābos
instrumental *? *kurrābim *kurrābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kurrom *kurrou *kurrā
vocative *kurrom *kurrou *kurrā
accusative *kurrom *kurrou *kurrā
genitive *kurrī *kurrous *kurrom
dative *kurrūi *kurrobom *kurrobos
instrumental *kurrū *kurrobim *kurrobis
Declension of the comparative
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kurryūs *? *kurryoses
vocative *kurryūs *? *kurryoses
accusative *kurryosam *? *kurryosams
genitive *kurrisos *? *kurrisom
dative *kurrisei *? *kurrisbos
instrumental *kurrisī *? *kurrisbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kurryūs *? *kurryoses
vocative *kurryūs *? *kurryoses
accusative *kurryosam *? *kurryosams
genitive *kurrisos *? *kurrisom
dative *kurrisei *? *kurrisbos
instrumental *kurrisī *? *kurrisbis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kurris *? *?
vocative *kurris *? *?
accusative *kurris *? *?
genitive *kurrisos *? *kurrisom
dative *kurrisei *? *kurrisbos
instrumental *kurrisī *? *kurrisbis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *kurr
  • Middle Irish: corr

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 230