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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtus
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to enlighten”). There is, however, also a Proto-Celtic adjective *berxto- (“bright, beautiful”), pointing to the other meaning of this PIE root, sometimes reconstructed with a laryngeal *bʰerHǵ- (“bright”).[1]
Noun
*brixtus ?
- charm, spell, magical formula, incantation
Inflection
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brixtus | *brixtū | *brixtowes |
| vocative | *brixtu | *brixtū | *brixtūs |
| accusative | *brixtum | *brixtū | *brixtums |
| genitive | *brixtous | *brixtous | *brixtowom |
| dative | *brixtou | *brixtubom | *brixtubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *brixtū | *brixtubim | *brixtubis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *briθ (see there for further descendants)
- Gaulish: brictom
- Old Irish: bricht
- Irish: briocht
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brixtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN