Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtā

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (enlighten); compare Proto-Celtic *berxtos (beautiful, bright).

Noun edit

*brixtā f[1]

  1. spell, magical formula, incantation

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem
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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brixta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 79-80