Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/barens

This Proto-Celtic 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.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”).[1] Cognate to Lithuanian bárti (“to scold”).

Noun

*barens f[2]

  1. anger, rage, fury

Inflection

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *barens *barane *baranes
vocative *barens *barane *baranes
accusative *baranam *barane *baranans
genitive *baranos *baranou *baranom
dative *baranei *baranobom *baranobos
locative *barani — —
instrumental *barane? *baranobim *baranobis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *bar
    • Middle Welsh: bar (“anger, rage”)
  • Old Irish: barae

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012), The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 194
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