Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bergā
Proto-Celtic edit
Etymology edit
Plausibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”), similar to Latin fur (“thief”), though the *-gā suffix is unusual.
Noun edit
*bergā f[1]
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bergā | *bergai | *bergās |
| vocative | *bergā | *bergai | *bergās |
| accusative | *bergam | *bergai | *bergāms |
| genitive | *bergās | *bergous | *bergom |
| dative | *bergāi | *bergābom | *bergābos |
| locative | *bergai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *bergābim | *bergābis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bergā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 62