*berhtaz

Runic: ᛒᛖᚱᚺᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈberx.tɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

bright, shining

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer (H)ǵ-tó-s, from root *bʰerHǵ- (‘to shine’) + *-tós(creates verbal adjectives from verb roots). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *berxtos, Proto-Albanian *bardza (‘white’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	berhtaz	berhtō	berhtą, -atō	berhtai	berhtôz	berhtō
Acc.	berhtanǭ	berhtǭ	berhtą, -atō	berhtanz	berhtōz	berhtō
Gen.	berhtas, -is	berhtaizōz	berhtas, -is	berhtaizǫ̂	berhtaizǫ̂	berhtaizǫ̂
Dat.	berhtammai	berhtaizōi	berhtammai	berhtaimaz	berhtaimaz	berhtaimaz
Inst.	berhtanō	berhtaizō	berhtanō	berhtaimiz	berhtaimiz	berhtaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	berhtô	berhtǭ	berhtô	berhtaniz	berhtōniz	berhtōnō
Acc.	berhtanų	berhtōnų	berhtô	berhtanunz	berhtōnunz	berhtōnō
Gen.	berhtiniz	berhtōniz	berhtiniz	berhtanǫ̂	berhtōnǫ̂	berhtanǫ̂
Dat.	berhtini	berhtōni	berhtini	berhtammaz	berhtōmaz	berhtammaz
Inst.	berhtinē	berhtōnē	berhtinē	berhtammiz	berhtōmiz	berhtammiz

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Descendants

*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *berht (Old Dutch)
  - onbrecht, ombrecht (Middle Dutch)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *berht (Old Dutch)
  - Brecht, Brechta, Bert, Berte (Middle Dutch)
    - Brecht, Bert (Dutch)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- beorht, berht, bryht, byrht (Old English)
  - briht, briȝt, bright (Middle English)
    - bricht (Scots)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- beorht, berht, bryht, byrht (Old English)
  - briht, briȝt, bright (Middle English)
    - bright (English)
      - bræt (Icelandic)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- berht, perht, beraht, peraht (Old High German)
  - bërht (Middle High German)
    - Bert, Bert-, -bert, -brecht (German)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- berht, perht, beraht, peraht (Old High German)
  - giberaht (Old High German)
    - gebërht (Middle High German)
*berht (Proto-West Germanic)
- berht, beraht (Old Saxon)
  - brecht (Middle Low German)
bjartr (Old Norse)
- bjartur (Faroese)
- bjartur (Icelandic)
- bjart (Norwegian Nynorsk)
bjartr (Old Norse)
- biært, bærth (Old Danish)
  - bjært (Danish)
bjartr (Old Norse)
- biærter (Old Swedish)
  - bjärt (Swedish)
𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts) (Gothic)

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