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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/māros
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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”).
Adjective
*māros
- big, great
- Antonym: *bikkos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *māros | *mārou | *māroi |
| vocative | *māre | *mārou | *mārūs |
| accusative | *mārom | *mārou | *mārūs |
| 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 | *mārās |
| 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
- *mārāti
Related terms
- *māyos (comparative (irregular))
- Old Irish: móu, móo
- Irish: mó
- Scottish Gaelic: mò
- Welsh: mwy
- Old Irish: móu, móo
Descendants
- Brythonic: *mọr
- Old Breton: mor
- Breton: meur
- Old Cornish: maur
- Middle Cornish: mur
- Old Welsh: maur
- Middle Welsh: mawr
- Welsh: mawr
- Middle Welsh: mawr
- Old Breton: mor
- Old Irish: mór, máar, már
- Irish: mór
- Manx: mooar
- Scottish Gaelic: mòr
- Gaulish: maros
- Lepontic: 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌖𐌉 (marui)