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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sagrosagyetor

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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 *sagros (insulting) +‎ *-sagyetor (denominative suffix). One of the oldest verbs of this type, given the presence of a Brittonic reflex and a "seeking" meaning ("seeking outrage").[1]

Verb

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*sagrosagyetor

  1. to insult, offend

Inflection

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Thematic present, suffixless preterite, deponent
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *sagrosagyūr ? ?
2nd singular *sagrosagyetar ? ?
3rd singular *sagrosagyetor ? ? ?
1st plural *sagrosagyommor ? ?
2nd plural *sagrosagyedwe ? ?
3rd plural *sagrosagyontor ? ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?

Reconstruction notes

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  • The Welsh first a instead of ae may be due to pretonic reduction.[2]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ 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 81, 239
  2. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 413