Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/berxtos
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Proto-Celtic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”) + *-tós. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.[2]
Adjective[edit]
*berxtos
Inflection[edit]
O/ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtos | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
vocative | *berxte | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
accusative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtoms |
genitive | *berxtī | *berxtous | *berxtom |
dative | *berxtūi | *berxtobom | *berxtobos |
instrumental | *berxtū | *berxtobim | *berxtobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtā | *berxtai | *berxtās |
vocative | *berxtā | *berxtai | *berxtās |
accusative | *berxtam | *berxtai | *berxtams |
genitive | *berxtās | *berxtous | *berxtom |
dative | *berxtai | *berxtābom | *berxtābos |
instrumental | *? | *berxtābim | *berxtābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
vocative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
accusative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
genitive | *berxtī | *berxtous | *berxtom |
dative | *berxtūi | *berxtobom | *berxtobos |
instrumental | *berxtū | *berxtobim | *berxtobis |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Brythonic: *berθ
- Old Irish: *bertach (+ -ach)
- Old Irish: Flaithbertach (+ flaith (“lordship”))
References[edit]
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*berto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 308
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*berxto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63