Reconstruction:Latin/brigna

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This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (hill).

Pronunciation

Noun

*brigna f (oblique *brignam); first declension

  1. (Vulgar Latin) rocky terrain

Inflection

First declension.

Italo-Western declension of *brigna
Number Singular Plural
nominative *brẹ́gna *brẹ́gnę
genitive *brẹ́gnę *brẹgnárọ
dative *brẹ́gnę *brẹ́gnis
accusative-ablative *brẹ́gnã *brẹ́gnas

Descendants

  • Portuguese: brenha
  • Galician: breña
  • Spanish: breña