Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brusnyos

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *brusū (belly, breast).

Noun[edit]

*brusnyos m

  1. breast
  2. hill

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brusnyos *brusnyou *brusnyoi
vocative *brusnye *brusnyou *brusnyūs
accusative *brusnyom *brusnyou *brusnyoms
genitive *brusnyī *brusnyous *brusnyom
dative *brusnyūi *brusnyobom *brusnyobos
locative *brusnyei *? *?
instrumental *brusnyū *brusnyobim *brusnyūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *brünn
  • Old Irish: bruinne (breast)
  • Proto-Germanic: *brunjǭ (see there for further descendants)