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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brīgā

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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

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Etymology

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See *brīgos.

Noun

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*brīgā f[1][2]

  1. power
  2. worth

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brīgā
vocative *brīgā
accusative *brīgam
genitive *brīgās
dative *brīgāi
locative *brīgai
instrumental *?
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: bríg
    • Irish: brí
    • Manx: bree
    • Scottish Gaelic: brìgh

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brigo/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*brīgā-, *brīgo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 261-262