From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).
*bānos
- white
O/ā-stem
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masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*bānos
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*bānou
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*bānoi
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vocative
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*bāne
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*bānou
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*bānoi
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accusative
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*bānom
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*bānou
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*bānons
|
genitive
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*bānī
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*bānous
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*bānom
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dative
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*bānūi
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*bānobom
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*bānobos
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instrumental
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*bānū
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*bānobim
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*bānobis
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feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*bānā
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*bānai
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*bānās
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vocative
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*bānā
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*bānai
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*bānās
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accusative
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*bānam
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*bānai
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*bānans
|
genitive
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*bānās
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*bānous
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*bānom
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dative
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*bānai
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*bānābom
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*bānābos
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instrumental
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*?
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*bānābim
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*bānābis
|
neuter
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
nominative
|
*bānom
|
*bānou
|
*bānā
|
vocative
|
*bānom
|
*bānou
|
*bānā
|
accusative
|
*bānom
|
*bānou
|
*bānā
|
genitive
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*bānī
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*bānous
|
*bānom
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dative
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*bānūi
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*bānobom
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*bānobos
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instrumental
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*bānū
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*bānobim
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*bānobis
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Declension of the comparative
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masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*bānyūs
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*?
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*bānyoses
|
vocative
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*bānyūs
|
*?
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*bānyoses
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accusative
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*bānyosam
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*?
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*bānyosans
|
genitive
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*bānisos
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*?
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*bānisom
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dative
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*bānisei
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*?
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*bānisbos
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instrumental
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*bānisī
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*?
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*bānisbis
|
feminine
|
singular
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dual
|
plural
|
nominative
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*bānyūs
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*?
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*bānyoses
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vocative
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*bānyūs
|
*?
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*bānyoses
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accusative
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*bānyosam
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*?
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*bānyosans
|
genitive
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*bānisos
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*?
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*bānisom
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dative
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*bānisei
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*?
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*bānisbos
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instrumental
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*bānisī
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*?
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*bānisbis
|
neuter
|
singular
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dual
|
plural
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nominative
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*bānis
|
*?
|
*?
|
vocative
|
*bānis
|
*?
|
*?
|
accusative
|
*bānis
|
*?
|
*?
|
genitive
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*bānisos
|
*?
|
*bānisom
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dative
|
*bānisei
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*?
|
*bānisbos
|
instrumental
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*bānisī
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*?
|
*bānisbis
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