Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sagyetis

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 *sagyeti (“to seek”) +‎ *-tis (action noun suffix).

Noun

*sagyetis f

1. seeking

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sagyetis	*sagyetī	*sagyetīs
vocative	*sagyeti	*sagyetī	*sagyetīs
accusative	*sagyetim	*sagyetī	*sagyetins
genitive	*sagyeteis	*sagyetyow	*sagyetyom
dative	*sagyetei	*sagyetibom	*sagyetibos
locative	*sagyetei	*?	*?
instrumental	*sagyetī	*sagyetibim	*sagyetibis

Derived terms

• *dī-sagyetis (“seeking”)
  • Old Irish: degaid
    • ⇒ Old Irish: i ndegaid, i ndigaid
      • Irish: i ndiaidh
      • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh
• *uɸo-sagyetis (“trying”)
  • Old Irish: fochid, fochaid, fochith
    • Irish: fochaidh

Descendants

• Old Irish: saigid (noun)
• ⇒ Gaulish: sagitiontias (pres. part. gen. sg. f. of a denominative verb)