Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/buggos

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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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”). If so, cognate with Proto-Germanic *beuganą (“to bend”), Sanskrit भुजति (bhujati, “to bend”). Matasović considers this dubious due to the unexpected gemination.

Adjective

*buggos

  1. soft, tender

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *buggos *buggou *buggoi
vocative *bugge *buggou *buggoi
accusative *buggom *buggou *buggoms
genitive *buggī *buggous *buggom
dative *buggūi *buggobom *buggobos
instrumental *buggū *buggobim *buggobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *buggā *buggai *buggās
vocative *buggā *buggai *buggās
accusative *buggam *buggai *buggams
genitive *buggās *buggous *buggom
dative *buggai *buggābom *buggābos
instrumental *? *buggābim *buggābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *buggom *buggou *buggā
vocative *buggom *buggou *buggā
accusative *buggom *buggou *buggā
genitive *buggī *buggous *buggom
dative *buggūi *buggobom *buggobos
instrumental *buggū *buggobim *buggobis

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: boc
  • → Old Breton: buc

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jørgensen, Anders Richardt (2022 September 22) “Celtic”, in The Indo-European Language Family, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 135–151
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*buggo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 82
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