Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtā
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editPossibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“enlighten”); compare Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“beautiful, bright”).
Noun
edit*brixtā f[1]
- spell, magical formula, incantation
Declension
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *brixtā | *brixtai | *brixtās |
vocative | *brixtā | *brixtai | *brixtās |
accusative | *brixtam | *brixtai | *brixtāms |
genitive | *brixtās | *brixtous | *brixtom |
dative | *brixtāi | *brixtābom | *brixtābos |
locative | *brixtai | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *brixtābim | *brixtābis |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brixta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 79-80