Reconstruction:Gaulish/briga

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /briɡaː/

Noun edit

brigā f

Usage notes edit

Found in toponyms as the suffix -briga, and as the base of the ethnonym Brigantes.

Declension edit

declension of Gaulish/briga (Transalpine)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brigā	brigās
Vocative	brigā	brigās
Accusative	brigan¹, brigim²	brigās
Genitive	brigās¹, brigiās²	briganom
Dative	brigī	brigābo
Instrumental	brigia¹, brigī²	brigābi
Locative	brigī	brigābo

¹ early forms, ² late forms

Descendants edit

Place names attested in Latin:

French: Brie
- ⇒ French: brie
  - → English: brie
  - → Esperanto: brio
→⇒ Latin: Eburobriga

References edit

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78

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