Proto-CelticEdit
EtymologyEdit
Either from *bā-rigos (cow-tying) as theorized by Hamp, or from a PIE compound *bʰeh₂-h₃reǵos (light-extending) 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.
NounEdit
*bāregos m
DeclensionEdit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *bāregos | *bāregou | *bāregoi |
vocative | *bārege | *bāregou | *bāregūs |
accusative | *bāregom | *bāregou | *bāregūs |
genitive | *bāregī | *bāregous | *bāregom |
dative | *bāregūi | *bāregobom | *bāregobos |
instrumental | *bāregū | *bāregobim | *bāregobis |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 57