sessam

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *sistamus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sessam m

  1. verbal noun of sissidir: standing
  2. standing by, defending, standing fast
  3. resisting, holding out, making a stand

Inflection[edit]

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sessam
Vocative sessam
Accusative sessamN
Genitive sesmoH, sesmaH
Dative sessamL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: seasamh
  • Manx: shassoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: seasamh

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sessam ṡessam unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 299

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