Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brātīr

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 *bʰréh₂tēr.[1]

Noun

*brātīr m

  1. brother

Declension

Masculine/feminine r-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brātīr *brātere *brāteres
vocative *brāter *brātere *brāteres
accusative *brāteram *brātere *brāterans
genitive *brātros *brātrous *brātrom
dative *brātrei *brātarbom *brātarbos
locative *brātri *? *?
instrumental *brātrei *brātarbim *brātarbis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *brọdr
    • Old Breton: brotr
      • Middle Breton: breuzr
    • Old Welsh: braut
    • Cornish: broder
  • Old Irish: bráthair
  • Gaulish: *bratir

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74
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