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. bearer, carrier

Declension

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

Derived terms

• *auberos (“vain”) (+ *aw-)
  • Proto-Brythonic: *ọβer
    • Breton: euver
    • Cornish: ufer
    • Middle Welsh: ofer
      • Welsh: ofer
  • Old Irish: óbar, úabar
• *lukoberos
  • Proto-Brythonic: *lọuβer
    • Breton: lufr
    • Old Welsh: louber
      • Middle Welsh: lleuuer, lleufer