Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weinā

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 *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”).[1]

Noun

*weinā f[1]

  1. troop
  2. band of warriors

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *weinā *weinai *weinās
vocative *weinā *weinai *weinās
accusative *weinam *weinai *weināns
genitive *weinās *weinous *weinom
dative *weināi *weinābom *weinābos
locative *weinai *? *?
instrumental *? *weinābim *weinābis

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: fían

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
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