*arô
Runic: ᚨᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.rɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
eagle
Etymology
From the inherited Proto-Indo-European masculine n-stem nom. sg. *h₃érō, with oblique n-stem forms ultimately continuing an older mobile paradigm *h₃ér-n ~ *h₃r-én- ~ *h₃r-n-. PIE final *-ō regularly gave the trimoric vowel of Proto-Germanic *arô; compare Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫa-a-ra-aš /χáras/), stem ḫāran- (Kloekhorst 2008: 107–108, 301–303; Kroonen 2013: s.v. *aran- 1; Ringe 2017: 92). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs), probably from feminine *h₃r-n-iH-s, and related to suffixed Balto-Slavic formations such as Lithuanian erẽlis and Proto-Slavic *orьlъ (Beekes 2010: 1106, s.v. ὄρνεον; Kroonen 2024: 317). Proto-Celtic *eriro-, whence Welsh eryr, is traditionally compared but phonologically problematic; Old Armenian որի (ori) is debated (Martirosyan 2010: 537; Matasović 2009a: 117–18).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | arô | arniz |
| Acc. | arnų | arnunz |
| Gen. | arniz | arnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | arni | arnumaz |
| Inst. | arnē | arnumiz |
| Voc. | arô | arniz |
Descendants
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*arō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*aro (Old Dutch)
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āer (Middle Dutch)
- aar (Dutch)
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āer (Middle Dutch)
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*aro (Old Dutch)
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*arō (Proto-West Germanic)
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aro (Old High German)
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are, ar (Middle High German)
- Aar (German)
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are, ar (Middle High German)
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aro (Old High German)
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*arō (Proto-West Germanic)
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aro (Old Saxon)
- Aar (Low German)
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aro (Old Saxon)
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ari (Old Norse)
- ari (Icelandic)
- are (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- 𐌰𐍂𐌰 (ara) (Gothic)