Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brigā
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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
Etymology
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Frrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥ǵʰeh₂, zero-grade form of *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *forktis (“strong, robust”)[1] (compare Latin fortis), Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrȷ́ʰánts (“high, tall, mighty”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high, great”). Related to Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”).
Noun
*brigā f
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brigā | *brigai | *brigās |
| vocative | *brigā | *brigai | *brigās |
| accusative | *brigam | *brigai | *brigāms |
| genitive | *brigās | *brigous | *brigom |
| dative | *brigāi | *brigābom | *brigābos |
| locative | *brigai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *brigābim | *brigābis |
Descendants
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “brigo-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 88