Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brestā
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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]
Identified by Vendryes and later Matasović as cognate to Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst, break”).[1]
Noun[edit]
*brestā f
Inflection[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brestā | *brestai | *brestās |
| vocative | *brestā | *brestai | *brestās |
| accusative | *brestam | *brestai | *brestāms |
| genitive | *brestās | *brestous | *brestom |
| dative | *brestāi | *brestābom | *brestābos |
| locative | *brestai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *brestābim | *brestābis |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Irish: bres (“fight, effort”)
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 76-77