Reconstruction:Latin/brigna

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

Uncertain, but perhaps from a Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreɲa/

Noun

*brigna f (plural *brignās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. rocky terrain

Descendants

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

References

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “breña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 660