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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dergos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).
Adjective
*dergos
- red crimson
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dergos | *dergou | *dergoi |
| vocative | *derge | *dergou | *dergūs |
| accusative | *dergom | *dergou | *dergūs |
| genitive | *dergī | *dergous | *dergom |
| dative | *dergūi | *dergobom | *dergobos |
| instrumental | *dergū | *dergobim | *dergobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dergā | *dergai | *dergās |
| vocative | *dergā | *dergai | *dergās |
| accusative | *dergam | *dergai | *dergās |
| genitive | *dergās | *dergous | *dergom |
| dative | *dergai | *dergābom | *dergābos |
| instrumental | *? | *dergābim | *dergābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dergom | *dergou | *dergā |
| vocative | *dergom | *dergou | *dergā |
| accusative | *dergom | *dergou | *dergā |
| genitive | *dergī | *dergous | *dergom |
| dative | *dergūi | *dergobom | *dergobos |
| instrumental | *dergū | *dergobim | *dergobis |
Descendants
- Old Irish: derg
- Irish: dearg
- Manx: jiarg
- Scottish Gaelic: dearg