Reconstruction:Gaulish/briga

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /briɡaː/

Noun

*brigā f

  1. hill
  2. fortress

Usage notes

Found in toponyms as the suffix -briga, and as the base of the ethnonym Brigantes.

Declension

Declension of Gaulish/briga (Transalpine)
singular plural
nominative brigā brigās
vocative brigā brigās
accusative brigan1, brigim2 brigās
genitive brigās1, brigiās2 briganom
dative brigī1, brigia2 brigābo
instrumental brigī brigābi
locative brigī brigābo

1 early form
2 late form

Descendants

Place names attested in Latin:

  • French: Brie
  • →⇒ Latin: Eburobriga

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 77-78
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