Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bānos

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Adjective

*bānos

1. white

Inflection

O/ā-stem

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānos	*bānou	*bānoi
vocative	*bāne	*bānou	*bānoi
accusative	*bānom	*bānou	*bānons
genitive	*bānī	*bānous	*bānom
dative	*bānūi	*bānobom	*bānobos
instrumental	*bānū	*bānobim	*bānobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānā	*bānai	*bānās
vocative	*bānā	*bānai	*bānās
accusative	*bānam	*bānai	*bānans
genitive	*bānās	*bānous	*bānom
dative	*bānai	*bānābom	*bānābos
instrumental	*?	*bānābim	*bānābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānom	*bānou	*bānā
vocative	*bānom	*bānou	*bānā
accusative	*bānom	*bānou	*bānā
genitive	*bānī	*bānous	*bānom
dative	*bānūi	*bānobom	*bānobos
instrumental	*bānū	*bānobim	*bānobis

Declension of the comparative

masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānyūs	*?	*bānyoses
vocative	*bānyūs	*?	*bānyoses
accusative	*bānyosam	*?	*bānyosans
genitive	*bānisos	*?	*bānisom
dative	*bānisei	*?	*bānisbos
instrumental	*bānisī	*?	*bānisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānyūs	*?	*bānyoses
vocative	*bānyūs	*?	*bānyoses
accusative	*bānyosam	*?	*bānyosans
genitive	*bānisos	*?	*bānisom
dative	*bānisei	*?	*bānisbos
instrumental	*bānisī	*?	*bānisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bānis	*?	*?
vocative	*bānis	*?	*?
accusative	*bānis	*?	*?
genitive	*bānisos	*?	*bānisom
dative	*bānisei	*?	*bānisbos
instrumental	*bānisī	*?	*bānisbis

Descendants

• Old Irish: bán
  • Irish: bán
  • Manx: bane
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàn

See also

Colors in Proto-Celtic · *līwoi (layout · text)

*bānos, *loukos, *windos	*ɸleitos, *blāros	*dubus
*roudos; *dergos	*dusnos	*blāwos, *melinos
	*glastos
		*gurmos