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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brīgā

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

Etymology

See *brīgos.

Noun

*brīgā f[1][2]

  1. power
  2. worth

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brīgā — —
vocative *brīgā — —
accusative *brīgam — —
genitive *brīgās — —
dative *brīgāi — —
locative *brīgai — —
instrumental *? — —

Descendants
  • Old Irish: bríg
    • Irish: brí
    • Manx: bree
    • Scottish Gaelic: brìgh

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brigo/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78
  2. Koch, John (2004) “*brīgā-, *brīgo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 261-262
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