Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brātus

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 *gʷr̥Htus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to express approval; praise”).[1] Cognate with Latin gratus.

Noun

*brātus m[1]

  1. judgement

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brātus *brātū *brātowes
vocative *brātu *brātū *brātūs
accusative *brātum *brātū *brātuns
genitive *brātous *brātous *brātowom
dative *brātou *brātubom *brātubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *brātū *brātubim *brātubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: breut
      • Breton: breud
    • Cornish: breus
    • Old Welsh: braut
  • Old Irish: bráth
  • Gaulish: bratou (dative)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74/75
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