Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sagiyos

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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

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Etymology

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From *sag- (to seek) +‎ *-iyos (agent suffix).[1]

Noun

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*sagiyos m[1]

  1. seeker

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sagyos *sagyou *sagyoi
vocative *sagye *sagyou *sagyoi
accusative *sagyom *sagyou *sagyoms
genitive *sagyī *sagyous *sagyom
dative *sagyūi *sagyobom *sagyobos
locative *sagyei *? *?
instrumental *sagyū *sagyobim *sagyūis

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 McCone, Kim (1995) “OIr. Senchae, Senchaid and Preliminaries on Agent Noun Formation in Celtic”, in Ériu[1], volume 46, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 1 March 2023, pages 5–6