Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wāgnā
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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]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wāg- (“to be bent”), which could be related to Latin vagus (“wandering, strolling”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*wāgnā f[2]
Declension
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wagnā | *wagnai | *wagnās |
| vocative | *wagnā | *wagnai | *wagnās |
| accusative | *wagnam | *wagnai | *wagnāns |
| genitive | *wagnās | *wagnous | *wagnom |
| dative | *wagnāi | *wagnābom | *wagnābos |
| locative | *wagnai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wagnābim | *wagnābis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1120”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1120
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wāgno/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 401-02
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies