Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bounos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be, grow”) with an innovatory non-zero grade.^[1]

Adjective

*bounos^[2]

lasting, enduring

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounos	*bounou	*bounoi
vocative	*boune	*bounou	*bounoi
accusative	*bounom	*bounou	*bounons
genitive	*bounī	*bounous	*bounom
dative	*bounūi	*bounobom	*bounobos
instrumental	*bounū	*bounobim	*bounobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounā	*bounai	*bounās
vocative	*bounā	*bounai	*bounās
accusative	*bounam	*bounai	*bounans
genitive	*bounās	*bounous	*bounom
dative	*bounai	*bounābom	*bounābos
instrumental	*?	*bounābim	*bounābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounom	*bounou	*bounā
vocative	*bounom	*bounou	*bounā
accusative	*bounom	*bounou	*bounā
genitive	*bounī	*bounous	*bounom
dative	*bounūi	*bounobom	*bounobos
instrumental	*bounū	*bounobim	*bounobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounyūs	*?	*bounyoses
vocative	*bounyūs	*?	*bounyoses
accusative	*bounyosam	*?	*bounyosans
genitive	*bounisos	*?	*bounisom
dative	*bounisei	*?	*bounisbos
instrumental	*bounisī	*?	*bounisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounyūs	*?	*bounyoses
vocative	*bounyūs	*?	*bounyoses
accusative	*bounyosam	*?	*bounyosans
genitive	*bounisos	*?	*bounisom
dative	*bounisei	*?	*bounisbos
instrumental	*bounisī	*?	*bounisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bounis	*?	*?
vocative	*bounis	*?	*?
accusative	*bounis	*?	*?
genitive	*bounisos	*?	*bounisom
dative	*bounisei	*?	*bounisbos
instrumental	*bounisī	*?	*bounisbis

Alternative reconstructions

*buwanos^[3]

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *bʉn
- Middle Welsh: bun (“maiden, sweetheart”)
  - Welsh: bun, mun
Old Irish: búan
- Middle Irish: búan
  - Irish: buan
  - Manx: beayn
  - Scottish Gaelic: buan
Gaulish: *bounos
- →⇒ Latin: Bounis, Bounia, Bonisia, Bonisiacum, Bonoritum, Bonicus
- ⇒ Gaulish: *bounonios
  - →? Latin: Bōnonia (place name) (see there for further descendants)
  - → Latin: Bōnonius (personal name)

References

^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “bouno-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 84
^ Lucht, Martina (2007) Der Grundwortschatz des Altirischen‎^[1] (in German), Bonn: Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, page 187
^ Koch, John (2004) “lasting”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 196

[1] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “bouno-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 84

[2] Lucht, Martina (2007) Der Grundwortschatz des Altirischen‎^[1] (in German), Bonn: Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, page 187

[3] Koch, John (2004) “lasting”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 196

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