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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gʷonos

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos, derived from the root *gʷʰen- (to strike down).[1]

Noun

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*gʷonos m

  1. slaughter

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷonos *gʷonou *gʷonoi
vocative *gʷone *gʷonou *gʷonoi
accusative *gʷonom *gʷonou *gʷonoms
genitive *gʷonī *gʷonous *gʷonom
dative *gʷonūi *gʷonobom *gʷonobos
locative *gʷonei *? *?
instrumental *gʷonū *gʷonobim *gʷonūis

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “-uanos”, 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 306