Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/berxtos

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵ- (to shine) +‎ *-tós. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.[2]

Adjective edit

*berxtos

  1. bright

Inflection edit

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *berxtos *berxtou *berxtoi
vocative *berxte *berxtou *berxtoi
accusative *berxtom *berxtou *berxtoms
genitive *berxtī *berxtous *berxtom
dative *berxtūi *berxtobom *berxtobos
instrumental *berxtū *berxtobim *berxtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *berxtā *berxtai *berxtās
vocative *berxtā *berxtai *berxtās
accusative *berxtam *berxtai *berxtams
genitive *berxtās *berxtous *berxtom
dative *berxtai *berxtābom *berxtābos
instrumental *? *berxtābim *berxtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *berxtom *berxtou *berxtā
vocative *berxtom *berxtou *berxtā
accusative *berxtom *berxtou *berxtā
genitive *berxtī *berxtous *berxtom
dative *berxtūi *berxtobom *berxtobos
instrumental *berxtū *berxtobim *berxtobis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *berθ
    • Middle Breton: berz
    • Middle Welsh: berth
  • Old Irish: *bertach (+ -ach)

References edit

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*berto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 308
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*berxto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63