Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brigantī

This Proto-Celtic 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.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥ǵʰéntih₂ ~ *bʰr̥ǵʰn̥tyéh₂-, feminine of *bʰérǵʰonts.

Noun

*brigantī f

something high or elevated
an exalted person

Inflection

Feminine ī/yā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brigantī	*brigantī	*brigantyās
vocative	*brigantī	*brigantī	*brigantyās
accusative	*brigantīm	*brigantī	*brigantīs
genitive	*brigantyās	*brigantyous	*brigantyom
dative	*brigantyai	*brigantyābom	*brigantyābos
instrumental	*?	*brigantyābim	*brigantyābis

Derived terms

*Brigantī (name)

Descendants

Brythonic: *brɨɣėnt
- Old Breton: Brient (personal name)
- Old Welsh: bryeint
  - Middle Welsh: breeint
    - Welsh: braint

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