Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bāregos
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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
Either from *bā-rigos (“cow-tying”) (*bāus + *rigos) as theorized by Hamp, or from a Proto-Indo-European compound *bʰeh₂-h₃reǵos (“light-extending”), from *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”) and *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten”), as theorized by Matasovic who rejects Hamp's theory as semantically far-fetched. If the latter theory is correct, then *bāregos was originally an adjective that referred to dawn.
Noun edit
*bāregos m
Declension edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bāregos | *bāregou | *bāregoi |
| vocative | *bārege | *bāregou | *bāregūs |
| accusative | *bāregom | *bāregou | *bāregoms |
| genitive | *bāregī | *bāregous | *bāregom |
| dative | *bāregūi | *bāregobom | *bāregobos |
| locative | *bāregei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *bāregū | *bāregobim | *bāregūis |
Descendants edit
- Proto-Brythonic: *bọreɣ
- Old Irish: bárach
- ⇒ Old Irish: i mbárach
- Irish: amárach
- Manx: mairagh
- Scottish Gaelic: a-màireach
- ⇒ Old Irish: i mbárach
References edit
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 57