Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/katusagyetor
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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 *katus (“battle”) + *-sagyetor (denominative verb suffix). One of the older verbs with this suffix, given the possibility of a "seek" meaning ("seek battle" > "fight") and the presence of a Brittonic reflex.[1]
Verb
[edit]*katusagyetor
Inflection
[edit]| Thematic present, suffixless preterite, deponent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *katusagyūr | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *katusagyetar | — | ? | ? |
| 3rd singular | *katusagyetor | ? | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *katusagyommor | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd plural | *katusagyedwe | — | ? | ? |
| 3rd plural | *katusagyontor | ? | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | — | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *kėdhėɣɨd (absolute), *kadhaɣ (conjunct)
- Middle Welsh: cattau
- Old Irish: cathaigidir (with -th- restored from the noun)
- Middle Irish: cathaigid
References
[edit]- ^ Le Mair, Esther (2011 September 30) Secondary Verbs in Old Irish: A comparative-historical study of patterns of verbal derivation in the Old Irish Glosses, Galway: National University of Ireland, pages 179-180