Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/karos

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 *kh₂-ró-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire”) +‎ *-rós. Cognate with Proto-Italic *kāros (“dear”), Latvian kārs (“lustful, desirous”), Proto-Germanic *hōraz (“adulterer”).

Adjective

*karos

1. desired, loved

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karos	*karou	*karoi
vocative	*kare	*karou	*karoi
accusative	*karom	*karou	*karoms
genitive	*karī	*karous	*karom
dative	*karūi	*karobom	*karobos
instrumental	*karū	*karobim	*karobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karā	*karai	*karās
vocative	*karā	*karai	*karās
accusative	*karam	*karai	*karams
genitive	*karās	*karous	*karom
dative	*karai	*karābom	*karābos
instrumental	*?	*karābim	*karābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karom	*karou	*karā
vocative	*karom	*karou	*karā
accusative	*karom	*karou	*karā
genitive	*karī	*karous	*karom
dative	*karūi	*karobom	*karobos
instrumental	*karū	*karobim	*karobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karyūs	*?	*karyoses
vocative	*karyūs	*?	*karyoses
accusative	*karyosam	*?	*karyosams
genitive	*karisos	*?	*karisom
dative	*karisei	*?	*karisbos
instrumental	*karisī	*?	*karisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karyūs	*?	*karyoses
vocative	*karyūs	*?	*karyoses
accusative	*karyosam	*?	*karyosams
genitive	*karisos	*?	*karisom
dative	*karisei	*?	*karisbos
instrumental	*karisī	*?	*karisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*karis	*?	*?
vocative	*karis	*?	*?
accusative	*karis	*?	*?
genitive	*karisos	*?	*karisom
dative	*karisei	*?	*karisbos
instrumental	*karisī	*?	*karisbis

Derived terms

• *karants
• *karāti

Descendants

• Gaulish: *karos
  • ⇒ Gaulish: *Karos (personal name)
    • → Latin: Carus