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).

Noun

*briwā f[1]

  1. bridge

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

Descendants

  • Gaulish: briua
  • Lepontic: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌀𐌌 (pruiam, “funerary construction”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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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