Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nertom

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.

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Noun

*nertom n[1]

strength, power

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nertom	*nertou	*nertā
vocative	*nertom	*nertou	*nertā
accusative	*nertom	*nertou	*nertā
genitive	*nertī	*nertous	*nertom
dative	*nertūi	*nertobom	*nertobos
locative	*nertei	*?	*?
instrumental	*nertū	*nertobim	*nertūis

Descendants

Brythonic: *nerθ
- Old Breton: nerth
  - Middle Breton: nerz
    - Breton: nerzh
- Cornish: nerth
- Old Welsh: nerth
  - Middle Welsh: nerth
    - Welsh: nerth
Celtiberian: Nerto-
- → Latin: Nertobrīga
Gaulish: Nerto-
Goidelic:
- Old Irish: nert[2]
  - Irish: neart
  - Manx: niart
  - Scottish Gaelic: neart

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*nerto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[Matasovic-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*nerto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289

[DIL-2] G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language