Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/māros
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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 *moh₁ros (“great”), o-grade from the root *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek -μωρος (-mōros, “mighty”), Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“renowned, famous, great”), Old Church Slavonic мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”). Unrelated to Romanian mare.
Adjective
*māros
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *māros | *mārou | *māroi |
| vocative | *māre | *mārou | *māroi |
| accusative | *mārom | *mārou | *māroms |
| genitive | *mārī | *mārous | *mārom |
| dative | *mārūi | *mārobom | *mārobos |
| instrumental | *mārū | *mārobim | *mārobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mārā | *mārai | *mārās |
| vocative | *mārā | *mārai | *mārās |
| accusative | *māram | *mārai | *mārams |
| genitive | *mārās | *mārous | *mārom |
| dative | *mārai | *mārābom | *mārābos |
| instrumental | *? | *mārābim | *mārābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mārom | *mārou | *mārā |
| vocative | *mārom | *mārou | *mārā |
| accusative | *mārom | *mārou | *mārā |
| genitive | *mārī | *mārous | *mārom |
| dative | *mārūi | *mārobom | *mārobos |
| instrumental | *mārū | *mārobim | *mārobis |
Derived terms
Related terms
- *māyūs (comparative (irregular))
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *mọr
- Old Irish: mór, máar, már, -mar
- Gaulish: maros
- ⇒ Gaulish: Danomaros (personal name)
- Lepontic: 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌖𐌉 (marui)
Unsorted:
- →? Byzantine Greek: μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”, literally “great one”)
- → Italian: marrone (“chestnut; chestnut-colored”) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*māro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 258