Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tīros

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *tērs-os or *tḗrs, from *ters- (“dry”). Cognate with Oscan 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌔 (teras), Latin terra (“dry land”).

Noun

*tīros n

dry land

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tīros	*tīrese?	*tīresa
vocative	*tīros	*tīrese?	*tīresa
accusative	*tīros	*tīrese?	*tīresa
genitive	*tīresos	*tīresous?	*tīresom
dative	*tīresē	*tīresbom	*tīresbos
instrumental	*tīresē	*tīresbim	*tīresbis

Descendants

Brythonic: *tir
- Middle Breton: tir
  - Breton: tir
- Old Cornish: tir
  - Cornish: tir
- Old Welsh: tir
  - Middle Welsh: tir
    - Welsh: tir
Old Irish: tír
- Irish: tír
- Manx: çheer
- Scottish Gaelic: tìr