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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/briwā
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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
Etymology
From to Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁w-o,[1] perhaps from *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (English bridge, German Brücke).
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *briwā | *briwai | *briwās |
| vocative | *briwā | *briwai | *briwās |
| accusative | *briwam | *briwai | *briwāms |
| genitive | *briwās | *briwous | *briwom |
| dative | *briwāi | *briwābom | *briwābos |
| locative | *briwai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *briwābim | *briwābis |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*briwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
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