From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s, from *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”) + *-tós. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.[2]
*berxtos
O/ā-stem | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtos | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
vocative | *berxte | *berxtou | *berxtoi |
accusative | *berxtom | *berxtou | *berxtons |
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 | *berxtans |
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 |
Declension of the comparative | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtyūs | *? | *berxtyoses |
vocative | *berxtyūs | *? | *berxtyoses |
accusative | *berxtyosam | *? | *berxtyosans |
genitive | *berxtisos | *? | *berxtisom |
dative | *berxtisei | *? | *berxtisbos |
instrumental | *berxtisī | *? | *berxtisbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtyūs | *? | *berxtyoses |
vocative | *berxtyūs | *? | *berxtyoses |
accusative | *berxtyosam | *? | *berxtyosans |
genitive | *berxtisos | *? | *berxtisom |
dative | *berxtisei | *? | *berxtisbos |
instrumental | *berxtisī | *? | *berxtisbis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *berxtis | *? | *? |
vocative | *berxtis | *? | *? |
accusative | *berxtis | *? | *? |
genitive | *berxtisos | *? | *berxtisom |
dative | *berxtisei | *? | *berxtisbos |
instrumental | *berxtisī | *? | *berxtisbis |