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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/karwos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wh₂ós, zero grade of *ḱerh₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).
Noun
*karwos m
- deer, stag
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *karwos | *karwou | *karwoi |
| vocative | *karwe | *karwou | *karwūs |
| accusative | *karwom | *karwou | *karwūs |
| genitive | *karwī | *karwous | *karwom |
| dative | *karwūi | *karwobom | *karwobos |
| instrumental | *karwū | *karwobim | *karwobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *karw
- Middle Breton: caro
- Breton: karv
- Old Cornish: karow
- Cornish: karow
- Old Welsh: caru
- Middle Welsh: carw
- Welsh: carw
- Middle Welsh: carw
- Middle Breton: caro
- Old Irish: carbh
- Irish: cáirrfhiadh
- Scottish Gaelic: càirfhiadh
- Gaulish: caruus, carvos