Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wasnos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to disappear, give out”), possibly via *h₁weh₂-s-nos or *h₁uh₂-s-nós. A close cognate seems to be Latin vānus (“empty”).[1]
Adjective
*wasnos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnos | *wasnou | *wasnoi |
| vocative | *wasne | *wasnou | *wasnoi |
| accusative | *wasnom | *wasnou | *wasnons |
| genitive | *wasnī | *wasnous | *wasnom |
| dative | *wasnūi | *wasnobom | *wasnobos |
| instrumental | *wasnū | *wasnobim | *wasnobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnā | *wasnai | *wasnās |
| vocative | *wasnā | *wasnai | *wasnās |
| accusative | *wasnam | *wasnai | *wasnans |
| genitive | *wasnās | *wasnous | *wasnom |
| dative | *wasnai | *wasnābom | *wasnābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wasnābim | *wasnābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnom | *wasnou | *wasnā |
| vocative | *wasnom | *wasnou | *wasnā |
| accusative | *wasnom | *wasnou | *wasnā |
| genitive | *wasnī | *wasnous | *wasnom |
| dative | *wasnūi | *wasnobom | *wasnobos |
| instrumental | *wasnū | *wasnobim | *wasnobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnyūs | *? | *wasnyoses |
| vocative | *wasnyūs | *? | *wasnyoses |
| accusative | *wasnyosam | *? | *wasnyosans |
| genitive | *wasnisos | *? | *wasnisom |
| dative | *wasnisei | *? | *wasnisbos |
| instrumental | *wasnisī | *? | *wasnisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnyūs | *? | *wasnyoses |
| vocative | *wasnyūs | *? | *wasnyoses |
| accusative | *wasnyosam | *? | *wasnyosans |
| genitive | *wasnisos | *? | *wasnisom |
| dative | *wasnisei | *? | *wasnisbos |
| instrumental | *wasnisī | *? | *wasnisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wasnis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *wasnis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *wasnis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *wasnisos | *? | *wasnisom |
| dative | *wasnisei | *? | *wasnisbos |
| instrumental | *wasnisī | *? | *wasnisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *gwann
- Middle Irish: fann
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402