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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brātus
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-tu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to express approval; praise”).[1] Cognate with Latin gratus.
Noun
*brātus m[1]
- judgement
Declension
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *brātus | *brātū | *brātowes |
| vocative | *brātu | *brātū | *brātūs |
| accusative | *brātum | *brātū | *brātums |
| 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
- Welsh: brawd
- Middle Breton: breut
- Old Irish: bráth
- Middle Irish: bráth
- Scottish Gaelic: bràth
- Middle Irish: bráth
- Gaulish: bratou (dative)
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74/75