Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/birros
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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]Unknown. According to Matasović, likely a substrate word.
Adjective
[edit]*birros
Inflection
[edit]| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *birros | *birrou | *birroi |
| vocative | *birre | *birrou | *birroi |
| accusative | *birrom | *birrou | *birroms |
| genitive | *birrī | *birrous | *birrom |
| dative | *birrūi | *birrobom | *birrobos |
| instrumental | *birrū | *birrobim | *birrobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *birrā | *birrai | *birrās |
| vocative | *birrā | *birrai | *birrās |
| accusative | *birram | *birrai | *birrams |
| genitive | *birrās | *birrous | *birrom |
| dative | *birrai | *birrābom | *birrābos |
| instrumental | *? | *birrābim | *birrābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *birrom | *birrou | *birrā |
| vocative | *birrom | *birrou | *birrā |
| accusative | *birrom | *birrou | *birrā |
| genitive | *birrī | *birrous | *birrom |
| dative | *birrūi | *birrobom | *birrobos |
| instrumental | *birrū | *birrobim | *birrobis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “birro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 66 and 441