Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/saitlom

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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 Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éytlom (lifespan, lifetime).

Noun

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*saitlom n[1][2][3]

  1. life, age

Declension

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *saitlom *saitlou *saitlā
vocative *saitlom *saitlou *saitlā
accusative *saitlom *saitlou *saitlā
genitive *saitlī *saitlous *saitlom
dative *saitlūi *saitlobom *saitlobos
locative *saitlei *? *?
instrumental *saitlū *saitlobim *saitlūis

Derived terms

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  • *sīrosaitlom[4] (+ *sīros (long))
    • Middle Breton: hirhoazlus

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*saytlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 324-325
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 234
  3. 3.0 3.1 Koch, John (2004) “*saitlo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 7
  4. 4.0 4.1 Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “setlo- < saitlo-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, pages 272-273