Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sīros

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 *seh₁-ró-s, from *seh₁- (“long, lasting”) +‎ *-rós. Cognate with Latin sērus (“late”).[1]

    Adjective

    *sīros (comparative *seis)[1]

    1. long

    Inflection

    O/ā-stem
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *sīros *sīrou *sīroi
    vocative *sīre *sīrou *sīroi
    accusative *sīrom *sīrou *sīrons
    genitive *sīrī *sīrous *sīrom
    dative *sīrūi *sīrobom *sīrobos
    instrumental *sīrū *sīrobim *sīrobis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *sīrā *sīrai *sīrās
    vocative *sīrā *sīrai *sīrās
    accusative *sīram *sīrai *sīrans
    genitive *sīrās *sīrous *sīrom
    dative *sīrai *sīrābom *sīrābos
    instrumental *? *sīrābim *sīrābis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *sīrom *sīrou *sīrā
    vocative *sīrom *sīrou *sīrā
    accusative *sīrom *sīrou *sīrā
    genitive *sīrī *sīrous *sīrom
    dative *sīrūi *sīrobom *sīrobos
    instrumental *sīrū *sīrobim *sīrobis

    Descendants

    • Proto-Brythonic: *hir
      • Cornish: hir
      • Old Breton:
        • Middle Breton: hir
          • Breton: hir (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Welsh: hir
    • Old Irish: sír
      • Irish: síor
      • Manx: sheer-
      • Scottish Gaelic: sìor

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sīro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
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