Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wernā

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *wern- (alder).

Noun[edit]

*wernā f[1]

  1. alder

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wernā *wernai *wernās
vocative *wernā *wernai *wernās
accusative *wernam *wernai *wernāms
genitive *wernās *wernous *wernom
dative *wernāi *wernābom *wernābos
locative *wernai *? *?
instrumental *? *wernābim *wernābis

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*werno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414