Reconstruction:Gaulish/wergobretos

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 *wergos +‎ *bretos. The second element is unknown while the first comes from *wergos (“active, lively”).^[1]

Noun edit

*wergobretos m

a magistrate of the Aedui

Declension edit

declension of Gaulish/wergobretos (Transalpine)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wergobretos	wergobretoi
Vocative	wergobrete	wergobretoi
Accusative	wergobreton	wergobretōs¹, wergobretūs²
Genitive	wergobreti	wergobreton
Dative	wergobretū	wergobretobo
Instrumental	wergobretū	wergobretuis¹, wergobretūs²
Locative	wergobretei¹, wergobretē²	wergobretois

¹ early forms, ² late forms

Descendants edit

→ Latin: vergobretus

References edit

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wergā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414: “uergobretus”

[EDPC-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wergā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414: “uergobretus”

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