Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bruseti

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to break). Related to Latin frustum (bit, scrap), Proto-Germanic *brausijaną (compare Old English brȳsan, brīesan (to crush)), Proto-Albanian *brauša (compare Albanian breshër (hail)).

Verb edit

*bruseti

  1. to break

Inflection edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *brusū *brusemam ? ?
2nd singular *brusesi *brusetās ? ?
3rd singular *bruseti *bruseto ? ?
1st plural *brusomosi *brusemo ? ?
2nd plural *brusetesi *brusestē ? ?
3rd plural *brusonti *brusento ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ? ?
2nd singular ? ? *bruse
3rd singular ? ? *brusetou
1st plural ? ? *brusomos
2nd plural ? ? *brusete
3rd plural ? ? *brusontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *brusūr ?
2nd singular *brusetar ?
3rd singular *brusetor ? ?
1st plural *brusommor ?
2nd plural *brusedwe ?
3rd plural *brusontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?

Descendants edit

  • Old Irish: bruïd
  • Gaulish: *brus-