Reconstruction:Gaulish/wergobretos

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish

Etymology

From *wergos +‎ *bretos. The second element is unknown while the first comes from *wergos (“active, lively”).[1]

Noun

*wergobretos m

  1. a magistrate of the Aedui

Declension

Declension of Gaulish/wergobretos (Transalpine)
singular plural
nominative wergobretos wergobretoi
vocative wergobrete wergobretoi
accusative wergobreton wergobretōs1, wergobretūs2
genitive wergobreti wergobreton
dative wergobretū wergobretobo
instrumental wergobretū wergobretuis1, wergobretūs2
locative wergobretei1, wergobretē2 wergobretois

1 early form
2 late form

Descendants

  • → Latin: vergobretus

References

  1. ^ 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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