Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/benā
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Proto-Celtic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A re-formation of *ben (directly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn < *gʷenh₂) as a feminine ā-stem.
Noun[edit]
*benā f[1]
Declension[edit]
Ā-stem, irregular | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *benā | *bnai? | *bnās |
vocative | *benā | *bnai? | *bnās |
accusative | *benam | *bnai? | *bnams |
genitive | *bnās | *bnous | *bnaom?, *bnanom, *banom |
dative | *bnāi | *bnābom | *bnābos |
locative | *bnai | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *bnābim | *bnābis |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*benā, *bena”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 61