Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/satis
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Proto-Celtic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to impress, insert, sow, plant”). Another possibility would be Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”) with the meaning of "swarm" derived from a metaphor of "statiety of bees".[1]
Noun
[edit]*satis m[1]
Declension
[edit]Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *satis | *satī | *satīs |
vocative | *sati | *satī | *satīs |
accusative | *satim | *satī | *satims |
genitive | *sateis | *satyow | *satyom |
dative | *satei | *satibom | *satibos |
locative | *satei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *satī | *satibim | *satibis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Irish: saithe (<*satyos)