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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verbal noun of *gʷaneti. This o-grade i-stem (with the Indo-European o-grade deverbal nominal suffix *-i) would be the only one of its kind in Celtic, which is why Gordon reconstructs zero-grade *gʷani analogous to the present stem *gʷane-.[1]
Noun
[edit]*gʷoni n[2]
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Irish: guin