Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/banssus

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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]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (to bind, bond).

According to one theory, the Proto-Celtic word might derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- instead, thus rendering the Albanian besë as a cognate and explains the relationship between them as an Albanian/Celtic isogloss.[2]

Noun[edit]

*banssus m[3]

  1. custom, habit

Inflection[edit]

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *banssus *banssū *banssowes
vocative *banssu *banssū *banssūs
accusative *banssum *banssū *banssums
genitive *banssous *banssous *banssowom
dative *banssou *banssubom *banssubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *banssū *banssubim *banssubis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *boɨs
  • Old Irish: bés, béss, bǽs
  • >? Gaulish: *bessus[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*beisso-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 81
  2. ^ Trumper, John. "Some Celto‑Albanian isoglosses and their implications." Structuring Variation in Romance Linguistics and Beyond. In honour of Leonardo M. Savoia (2018).
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*banssu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
  4. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “bessu-”, in 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, page 74