Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brātus

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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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (to express approval; praise).[1] Cognate with Latin gratus.

Noun[edit]

*brātus m[1]

  1. judgement

Declension[edit]

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brātus *brātū *brātowes
vocative *brātu *brātū *brātūs
accusative *brātum *brātū *brātums
genitive *brātous *brātous *brātowom
dative *brātou *brātubom *brātubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *brātū *brātubim *brātubis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: bráth
  • Gaulish: bratou (dative)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74/75