Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brīgā

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

See *brīgos.

Noun

*brīgā f^[1]^[2]

power
worth

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brīgā	—	—
vocative	*brīgā	—	—
accusative	*brīgam	—	—
genitive	*brīgās	—	—
dative	*brīgāi	—	—
locative	*brīgai	—	—
instrumental	*?	—	—

Related terms

*brīgos

Descendants

Old Irish: bríg
- Irish: brí
- Manx: bree
- Scottish Gaelic: brìgh

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brigo/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78
^ Koch, John (2004) “*brīgā-, *brīgo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 261-262

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brigo/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78

[2] Koch, John (2004) “*brīgā-, *brīgo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 261-262

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