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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/māros

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 *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”). Unrelated to Romanian mare.

Adjective

*māros

  1. big, great
    Antonym: *biggos

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *māros *mārou *māroi
vocative *māre *mārou *māroi
accusative *mārom *mārou *māroms
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 *mārams
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

  • *māyūs (comparative (irregular))
    • Breton: mui
    • Cornish: moy
    • Welsh: mwy
    • Old Irish: mó, moü, moä
      • Irish: mó
      • Scottish Gaelic: mò

Descendants

Unsorted:

  • →? Byzantine Greek: μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”, literally “great one”)
    • → Italian: marrone (“chestnut; chestnut-colored”) (see there for further descendants)
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