Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brusū
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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]
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“belly, to swell”); compare with English breast, Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”), and Proto-Slavic *břȗxo (“belly”).[1] However, also compare Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō, “to be full, bursting”) and Sanskrit भ्रूण (bhrūṇa, “embryo”).[2]
Noun[edit]
*brusū f
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brusū | *brusne | *brusnes |
| vocative | *brusū | *brusne | *brusnes |
| accusative | *brusnam | *brusne | *brusnams |
| genitive | *brusnos | *brusnou | *brusnom |
| dative | *brusnei | *brusnobom | *brusnobos |
| locative | *brusni | — | — |
| instrumental | *brusne? | *brusnobim | *brusnobis |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “bruson-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Proto-Celtic/brusū”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page brù