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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weinā

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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 *weyh₁- (to chase, pursue).[1]

Noun

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*weinā f[1]

  1. troop
  2. band of warriors

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *weinā *weinai *weinās
vocative *weinā *weinai *weinās
accusative *weinam *weinai *weināms
genitive *weinās *weinous *weinom
dative *weināi *weinābom *weinābos
locative *weinai *? *?
instrumental *? *weinābim *weinābis

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: fían

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412