Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixs

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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 *bʰérǵʰ-s ~ *bʰr̥ǵʰ-és (“something high up, fortified”), whence also *brigā.

Noun

*brixs f

  1. hill
    Synonym: *brigā

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brixs *brige *briges
vocative *brixs *brige *briges
accusative *brigam *brige *brigams
genitive *brigos *brigou *brigom
dative *brigei *brigobom *brigobos
locative *brigi — —
instrumental *brige? *brigobim *brigobis

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Old Irish: brí
    • Irish: brí
    • Scottish Gaelic: bre
  • Gaulish: *brignā (in toponyms)
    • → Vulgar Latin: *brigna (see there for further descendants)
    • → Ligurian: bric
    • → Piedmontese: brich
  • Hispano-Celtic: -bris (“hill-fort”) (in toponyms)
    • → Galician: -bre (in toponyms)

References

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