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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/braxsman

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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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From *brag-, a root also seen in *bragyeti (to fart), suffixed with *-sman (verbal noun suffix).

Noun

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*braxsman n[1]

  1. fart

Inflection

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Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *braxsman *braxsmane? *braxsmana
vocative *braxsman *braxsmane? *braxsmana
accusative *braxsman *braxsmane? *braxsmana
genitive *braxsmens *braxsmenous? *braxsmenom
dative *braxsmenei *braxsmembom *braxsmembos
locative *braxsmen(i) *? *?
instrumental *braxsmenei *braxsmembim *braxsmembis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *bramm
  • Middle Irish: broimm

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*braxsman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75