Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/breitrā
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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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to cut”).[1]
Noun
*breitrā f
Reconstruction notes
The Welsh sense "battle" could arise from "word" > "conversation" > "quarrel" > "battle" (compare English words (“angry conversation”)).
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *breitrā | *breitrai | *breitrās |
| vocative | *breitrā | *breitrai | *breitrās |
| accusative | *breitram | *breitrai | *breitrāms |
| genitive | *breitrās | *breitrous | *breitrom |
| dative | *breitrāi | *breitrābom | *breitrābos |
| locative | *breitrai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *breitrābim | *breitrābis |
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brētrā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77