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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gʷoni

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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

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Etymology

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Related to *gʷaneti. This o-grade i-stem (with the Indo-European o-grade deverbal nominal suffix *-is) is the only one of its kind in Celtic.

Noun

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*gʷoni n[1]

  1. blow, strike

Inflection

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Neuter i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷoni *gʷonī *gʷonyā
vocative *gʷoni *gʷonī *gʷonyā
accusative *gʷoni *gʷonī *gʷonyā
genitive *gʷonois *gʷonois *gʷonyom
dative *gʷonei *gʷonibom *gʷonibos
locative *gʷonei *? *?
instrumental *gʷonī *gʷonibim *gʷonibis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: gwan (blow, strike)
  • Old Irish: guin

References

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  1. ^ Stüber, Karin (2015) Die Verbalabstrakta des Altirischen (in German), page 104