Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/branesā
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; if the Old Cornish -nn- does not represent a geminate, this word could be a figurative derivative of *branos (“raven”). Vendryes rejects cognacy with Old Norse brandr and Latin frōns.[1]
For the semantics of a bird name being used for a ship part, compare English crow's nest and Latin corvus.
Noun
[edit]*branesā f[1]
- prow of a ship
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *branesā | *branesai | *branesās |
| vocative | *branesā | *branesai | *branesās |
| accusative | *branesam | *branesai | *branesāms |
| genitive | *branesās | *branesous | *branesom |
| dative | *branesāi | *branesābom | *branesābos |
| locative | *branesai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *branesābim | *branesābis |