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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰérǵʰs

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise up, be elevated) + *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*bʰérǵʰs f[1]

  1. something high up, fortified

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *bʰérǵʰs
genitive *bʰr̥ǵʰés
singular dual plural
nominative *bʰérǵʰs *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰes
vocative *bʰérǵʰ *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰes
accusative *bʰérǵʰm̥ *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰm̥s
genitive *bʰr̥ǵʰés *? *bʰr̥ǵʰóHom
ablative *bʰr̥ǵʰés *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmós
dative *bʰr̥ǵʰéy *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmós
locative *bʰérǵʰ, *bʰérǵʰi *? *bʰr̥ǵʰsú
instrumental *bʰr̥ǵʰéh₁ *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmís

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *brixs, *brigā (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *burgz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰás
    • Proto-Iranian: *br̥jáh
      • Avestan: 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬆𐬨 (bərəzəm, acc.sg.), 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬋 (bərə, gen.sg.)
      • Northern Luri: برگ (berg, mountain,hill)
      • Ossetian: барз (barz)
        • Chechen: барз (barz)
        • Ingush: боарз (boarz)

Further reading

References

  1. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*bherĝh- ~ *bhr̥ĝh-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 269
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