< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-aros
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Probably from *-a- + *-ros[1], from Proto-Indo-European *-rós.
Suffix
*-aros m
- Forms collective nouns.
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *-aros | *-arou | *-aroi |
| vocative | *-are | *-arou | *-arūs |
| accusative | *-arom | *-arou | *-aroms |
| genitive | *-arī | *-arous | *-arom |
| dative | *-arūi | *-arobom | *-arobos |
| locative | *-arei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *-arū | *-arobim | *-arūis |
Derived terms
Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-aros
Descendants
- Brythonic:
- Old Breton: -ar
- Middle Breton: -ar
- Breton: -ar
- Middle Breton: -ar
- Cornish: -er
- Middle Welsh: -ar
- Welsh: -ar
- Old Breton: -ar
- Old Irish: -ar
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 193