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According to L&S this should not be spelled as braccae but rather as bracae. -- BiT ( talk) 02:50, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
According to this article as of 06/30/08,
Celtic would regularly have *b.r.g instead, as in Scottish Gaelic briogais. The word is well-attested in the Germanic languages (see breeches).
However, according to Alexander MacBain, the word briogais came to Gaelic from English, from either breeks or breeches. Furthermore, an original Celtic /g/ would tend to become <gh> or be dropped in Gaelic (except as a first letter), and /k/ sometimes became /g/. Examples (Labarion / Gaelic):
-- Leif Runenritzer ( talk) 21:26, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Oppenheimer is in no way a scholar in this area. 199.180.98.54 ( talk) 04:08, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
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According to L&S this should not be spelled as braccae but rather as bracae. -- BiT ( talk) 02:50, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
According to this article as of 06/30/08,
Celtic would regularly have *b.r.g instead, as in Scottish Gaelic briogais. The word is well-attested in the Germanic languages (see breeches).
However, according to Alexander MacBain, the word briogais came to Gaelic from English, from either breeks or breeches. Furthermore, an original Celtic /g/ would tend to become <gh> or be dropped in Gaelic (except as a first letter), and /k/ sometimes became /g/. Examples (Labarion / Gaelic):
-- Leif Runenritzer ( talk) 21:26, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Oppenheimer is in no way a scholar in this area. 199.180.98.54 ( talk) 04:08, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:
Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. Community Tech bot ( talk) 13:51, 1 July 2018 (UTC)