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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/beros

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 *bereti (“to carry, bear; flow”) +‎ *-os.

Noun

*beros m[1]

  1. bearer, carrier
  2. flow

Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *beros *berou *beroi
vocative *bere *berou *berūs
accusative *berom *berou *beroms
genitive *berī *berous *berom
dative *berūi *berobom *berobos
locative *berei *? *?
instrumental *berū *berobim *berūis

Derived terms
  • *adberos
  • *auberos (“vain”) (+ *aw-)
    • Proto-Brythonic: *ọβer
    • Old Irish: óbar, úabar
  • *komberos (“confluence (of rivers)”) (+ *kom-)
    • Proto-Brythonic: *komber
    • Old Irish: commar
  • *lukoberos
    • Proto-Brythonic: *lọuβer
      • Breton: lufr
      • Old Welsh: louber
        • Middle Welsh: lleuuer, lleufer

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*ber-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 62
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