Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brākā
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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]Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *brōks[1] before *ō became *ā in Celtic.
Noun
[edit]*brākā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brākā | *brākai | *brākās |
| vocative | *brākā | *brākai | *brākās |
| accusative | *brākam | *brākai | *brākāms |
| genitive | *brākās | *brākous | *brākom |
| dative | *brākāi | *brākābom | *brākābos |
| locative | *brākai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *brākābim | *brākābis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: (early)
- →⇒ Latin: Mandubracius (literally “pony-trousers”)
- Gaulish: *brācā
- → Latin: brāca (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “braca”, 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 84