Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/neros

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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 *h₂nḗr (“man”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr) and Latin Nerō.

Noun

*neros m[1]

  1. hero

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *neros *nerou *neroi
vocative *nere *nerou *neroi
accusative *nerom *nerou *nerons
genitive *nerī *nerous *nerom
dative *nerūi *nerobom *nerobos
locative *nerei *? *?
instrumental *nerū *nerobim *nerūis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ner
    • Middle Welsh: ner (“chief, hero”)
  • Celtiberian: *Neroi (“Neri”) (ethnonym)
  • >? Old Irish: ner (“boar”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nero-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
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