Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/barens

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

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”).^[1] Cognate to Lithuanian bárti (“to scold”).

Noun

*barens f^[2]

anger, rage, fury

Inflection

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*barens	*barane	*baranes
vocative	*barens	*barane	*baranes
accusative	*baranam	*barane	*baranams
genitive	*baranos	*baranou	*baranom
dative	*baranei	*baranobom	*baranobos
locative	*barani	—	—
instrumental	*barane?	*baranobim	*baranobis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *bar
- Middle Welsh: bar (“anger, rage”)
  - Welsh: bâr
Old Irish: barae
- Middle Irish: bara

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 194

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

[2] Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 194

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