Reconstruction:Gaulish/bawa

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bowā.

Noun

*bawā f[1][2]

  1. mud, dirt

Declension

Declension of Gaulish/bawa (Transalpine)
singular plural
nominative *bawā *bawās
vocative *bawā *bawās
accusative *bawan1, *bawim2 *bawās
genitive *bawās1, *bawiās2 *bawanom
dative *bawī1, *bawia2 *bawābo
instrumental *bawī *bawābi
locative *bawī *bawābo

1 early form
2 late form

Descendants

  • Old French: boue, bowe, bou, bow

References

  1. ^ 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, pages baua–69
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004), “*bawā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 226