Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-sagyetor
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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]Etymology
[edit]From the primary verb *sagyeti (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-.
Suffix
[edit]*-sagyetor
- denominative/causative suffix
Inflection
[edit]| Thematic present, suffixless preterite, deponent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *-sagyūr | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *-sagyetar | — | ? | ? |
| 3rd singular | *-sagyetor | ? | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *-sagyommor | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd plural | *-sagyedwe | — | ? | ? |
| 3rd plural | *-sagyontor | ? | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | — | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Lionel S. Joseph (1987) “The origin of the Celtic denominatives in *-sag-”, in Calvert Watkins, editor, Studies in Memory of Warren Cowgill (1929–1985): Papers from the Fourth East Coast Indo-European Conference, Cornell University, June 6–9, 1985, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 113–59