Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/banonā

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 *benā (“woman”) +‎ *-onā (individualizing suffix).

Noun

*banonā f

  1. young woman

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *banonā *banonai *banonās
vocative *banonā *banonai *banonās
accusative *banonam *banonai *banonāns
genitive *banonās *banonous *banonom
dative *banonāi *banonābom *banonābos
locative *banonai *? *?
instrumental *? *banonābim *banonābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *banon
  • Gaulish: Banona, Banonias

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*benā, *bena”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 61
  • Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “banon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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