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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/berxtos
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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
Alternative forms
- *bertos[1]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”) + *-tós. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.[2]
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *berxtos | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
| vocative | *berxte | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
| accusative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtoms |
| genitive | *berxtī | *berxtous | *berxtom |
| dative | *berxtūi | *berxtobom | *berxtobos |
| instrumental | *berxtū | *berxtobim | *berxtobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *berxtā | *berxtai | *berxtās |
| vocative | *berxtā | *berxtai | *berxtās |
| accusative | *berxtam | *berxtai | *berxtams |
| genitive | *berxtās | *berxtous | *berxtom |
| dative | *berxtai | *berxtābom | *berxtābos |
| instrumental | *? | *berxtābim | *berxtābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
| vocative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
| accusative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtā |
| genitive | *berxtī | *berxtous | *berxtom |
| dative | *berxtūi | *berxtobom | *berxtobos |
| instrumental | *berxtū | *berxtobim | *berxtobis |
Descendants
References
- Koch, John (2004) “*berto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 308
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*berxto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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