Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bandis

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bend- (point, pin). Cognate with Old English pintel (penis). The initial "b" may point to a European substrate language.[1]

Adjective[edit]

*bandis[1][2]

  1. melodious, harmonious

Inflection[edit]

I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *bandis *bandī *bandīs
vocative *bandi *bandī *bandīs
accusative *bandim *bandī *bandims
genitive *bandēs *bandyou *bandyom
dative *bandē *bandibom *bandibos
instrumental *bandī *bandibim *bandibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *bandis *bandī *bandīs
vocative *bandi *bandī *bandīs
accusative *bandim *bandī *bandims
genitive *bandēs *bandyou *bandyom
dative *bandē *bandibom *bandibos
instrumental *bandī *bandibim *bandibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *bandi *bandī *bandyā
vocative *bandi *bandī *bandyā
accusative *bandi *bandī *bandyā
genitive *bandois *bandois *bandyom
dative *bandē *bandibom *bandibos
instrumental *bandī *bandibim *bandibis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: bind

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bandi, bando-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*bandi-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 217