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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wentā
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place, location (?)”).[1] cognate with Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”).
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wentā | *wentai | *wentās |
| vocative | *wentā | *wentai | *wentās |
| accusative | *wentam | *wentai | *wentāms |
| genitive | *wentās | *wentous | *wentom |
| dative | *wentāi | *wentābom | *wentābos |
| locative | *wentai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wentābim | *wentābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Middle Welsh: cadwent (“battlefield”)
- → Latin: Venta (possibly)
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wentā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 413
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