Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/briwā

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

Etymology edit

From to Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁w-o,[1] perhaps from *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (English bridge, German Brücke).

Noun edit

*briwā f[1]

  1. bridge

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *briwā *briwai *briwās
vocative *briwā *briwai *briwās
accusative *briwam *briwai *briwāms
genitive *briwās *briwous *briwom
dative *briwāi *briwābom *briwābos
locative *briwai *? *?
instrumental *? *briwābim *briwābis

Descendants edit

  • Gaulish: briua
  • Lepontic: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌀𐌌 (pruiam, funerary construction)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*briwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79