Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/agrom

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 *h₂eǵro-, from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”); compare Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “hunt”), Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬋𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬍 (azrōdaⁱδī, “hunt”).

Noun

*agrom n

1. slaughter, battle

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*agrom	*agrou	*agrā
vocative	*agrom	*agrou	*agrā
accusative	*agrom	*agrou	*agrā
genitive	*agrī	*agrous	*agrom
dative	*agrūi	*agrobom	*agrobos
locative	*agrei	*?	*?
instrumental	*agrū	*agrobim	*agrūis

Derived terms

• *agrokū
• *agromagos

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *aɨr
  • Old Breton: air
  • Old Cornish: hair
  • Old Welsh: hair
    • Middle Welsh: aer
• Old Irish: ár
  • Irish: ár
  • Manx: haar
  • Scottish Gaelic: àr