Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/barinākos
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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 *barinā (“rocky ground”) + *-ākos. The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to elevate”).[1]
Noun
*barinākos m
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *barinākos | *barinākou | *barinākoi |
| vocative | *barināke | *barinākou | *barinākoi |
| accusative | *barinākom | *barinākou | *barinākoms |
| genitive | *barinākī | *barinākous | *barinākom |
| dative | *barinākūi | *barinākobom | *barinākobos |
| locative | *barinākei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *barinākū | *barinākobim | *barinākūis |
Descendants
- Brythonic:
- Old Irish: *bairnech
- Irish: bairneach
- Manx: baarnagh, barnagh, bayrnagh
- Scottish Gaelic: bàirneach
- Gaulish: *barinākā
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “barina”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 57