Reconstruction:Gaulish/wergobretos

This Gaulish entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wergos +‎ *bretos. The second element is unknown while the first comes from *wergos (“active, lively”)[1].

Noun

*wergobretos m

a magistrate of the Aedui

Declension

declension of Gaulish/wergobretos

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wergobretos	wergobretoi > wergobretī
Vocative	wergobrete	wergobretūs
Accusative	wergobreton	wergobretūs
Genitive	wergobretī	wergobreton
Dative	wergobretūi > wergobretū	wergobretobo
Instrumental	wergobretu	wergobretobi
Locative	wergobrete	-

Descendants

→ Latin: vergobretus

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wergā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414: “uergobretus”

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[EDPC-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wergā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414: “uergobretus”