Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sagyeti

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-.

Verb

*sagyeti

1. to seek

Declension

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sagyū	*sagyemam	*sisaxsū	*sesāga
2nd singular	*sagyesi	*sagyetās	*sisaxsesi	*sesāgas?
3rd singular	*sagyeti	*sagyeto	*sisaxseti	*sesāge
1st plural	*sagyomosi	*sagyemo	*sisaxsomosi	*sesāgmo
2nd plural	*sagyetesi	*sagyestē	*sisaxsetesi	*sesāxte
3rd plural	*sagyonti	*sagyento	*sisaxsonti	*sesāgars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*sāxsū	?	—
2nd singular	*sāxsesi	?	*sagye
3rd singular	*sāxseti	?	*sagyetou
1st plural	*sāxsomosi	?	*sagyomos
2nd plural	*sāxsetesi	?	*sagyete
3rd plural	*sāxsonti	?	*sagyontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sagyūr	—	*sisaxsūr	*sesāgra
2nd singular	*sagyetar	—	*sisaxsetar	*sesāgras?
3rd singular	*sagyetor	?	*sisaxsetor	*sesāgre
1st plural	*sagyommor	—	*sisaxsommor	?
2nd plural	*sagyedwe	—	*sisaxsedwe	?
3rd plural	*sagyontor	?	*sisaxsontor	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*sāxsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*sāxsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*sāxsetor	—	—
1st plural	*sāxsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*sāxsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*sāxsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sagyonts	*sagyonte	*sagyontes
vocative	*sagyonts	*sagyonte	*sagyontes
accusative	*sagyontam	*sagyonte	*sagyontans
genitive	*sagyantos	*?	*sagyantom
dative	*sagyantei	*sagyantbom	*sagyantbos
instrumental	*sagyantī?	*sagyantbim	*sagyantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sagyantī	*sagyantī	*sagyantiyās
vocative	*sagyantī	*sagyantī	*sagyantiyās
accusative	*sagyantīm	*sagyantī	*sagyantiyans
genitive	*sagyantyās	*?	*sagyantyom
dative	*sagyantyāi	*sagyantyābom	*sagyantyābos
instrumental	*?	*sagyantyābim	*sagyantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sagyont	*?	*sagyonta
vocative	*sagyont	*?	*sagyonta
accusative	*sagyont	*?	*sagyonta
genitive	*sagyantos	*?	*sagyantom
dative	*sagyantei	*?	*sagyantbos
instrumental	*sagyantī?	*?	*sagyantbis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*saxtos	*saxtou	*saxtoi
vocative	*saxte	*saxtou	*saxtoi
accusative	*saxtom	*saxtou	*saxtons
genitive	*saxtī	*saxtous	*saxtom
dative	*saxtūi	*saxtobom	*saxtobos
instrumental	*saxtū	*saxtobim	*saxtobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*saxtā	*saxtai	*saxtās
vocative	*saxtā	*saxtai	*saxtās
accusative	*saxtam	*saxtai	*saxtans
genitive	*saxtās	*saxtous	*saxtom
dative	*saxtai	*saxtābom	*saxtābos
instrumental	*?	*saxtābim	*saxtābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*saxtom	*saxtou	*saxtā
vocative	*saxtom	*saxtou	*saxtā
accusative	*saxtom	*saxtou	*saxtā
genitive	*saxtī	*saxtous	*saxtom
dative	*saxtūi	*saxtobom	*saxtobos
instrumental	*saxtū	*saxtobim	*saxtobis

Derived terms

• *sagiyos
• *sagyetis (noun)
• *-sagyetor
• *eɸir-uɸo-sagyeti (“to seek after”)
  • Old Irish: íarmi·foich
    • Middle Irish: fóchtaid, íarfaigid, fíarfaigid
      • Irish: fiafraigh
      • Scottish Gaelic: fiafraich
• *uɸo-sagyeti (“to try”)
  • Old Irish: fo·saig

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Breton: dir-haes
    • Breton: diraez (“attain, access”)
  • Cornish: hedhes (“achieve, attain, reach”), drehedhes (“access, arrive, reach”)
  • Welsh: haeddu (“attempt”), cyrraedd (“arrive”)
• Old Irish: saigid
• ⇒ Gaulish: Tecto-sagi
  • → Latin: Tectosages
• ⇒ Gallaecian: Rigósages (possibly)
• >? Latin: Curmisagius