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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gargos

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

Likely of expressive/onomatopoeic origin. Compared to Proto-Slavic *groza (horror), Ancient Greek γοργός (gorgós, rough, frightsome), Old Armenian կարծր (karcr, hard), which could be related or just similarities.

Adjective

*gargos[1]

  1. rough, fierce

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *gargos *gargou *gargoi
vocative *garge *gargou *gargoi
accusative *gargom *gargou *gargoms
genitive *gargī *gargous *gargom
dative *gargūi *gargobom *gargobos
instrumental *gargū *gargobim *gargobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *gargā *gargai *gargās
vocative *gargā *gargai *gargās
accusative *gargam *gargai *gargams
genitive *gargās *gargous *gargom
dative *gargai *gargābom *gargābos
instrumental *? *gargābim *gargābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *gargom *gargou *gargā
vocative *gargom *gargou *gargā
accusative *gargom *gargou *gargā
genitive *gargī *gargous *gargom
dative *gargūi *gargobom *gargobos
instrumental *gargū *gargobim *gargobis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: garg, gargg
  • Gaulish: Gargenus (placename)

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gargo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 152
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