Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wailannā
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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]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| PIE word |
|---|
| *wáy |
Schrijver explains as "the wailer", from Proto-Indo-European *wai.[1] For a similar formation compare *wailos (“wolf”, literally “wailer, howler”). However the suffix is still uncertain. Ultimately imitative.
Noun[edit]
*wailannā f[2]
Declension[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wailannā | *wailannai | *wailannās |
| vocative | *wailannā | *wailannai | *wailannās |
| accusative | *wailannam | *wailannai | *wailannāms |
| genitive | *wailannās | *wailannous | *wailannom |
| dative | *wailannāi | *wailannābom | *wailannābos |
| locative | *wailannai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wailannābim | *wailannābis |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwuɨlann (< *wēlannā)
- Goidelic:
References[edit]
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 115–116
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 223