Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sedeti

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 *sed- (“to sit”).

Verb

*sedeti

1. to sit

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sedū	*sedemam	*sedsū	*sāda
2nd singular	*sedesi	*sedetās	*sedsesi	*sādas?
3rd singular	*sedeti	*sedeto	*sedseti	*sāde
1st plural	*sedomosi	*sedemo	*sedsomosi	*sādmo
2nd plural	*sedetesi	*sedestē	*sedsetesi	*sāsse
3rd plural	*sedonti	*sedento	*sedsonti	*sādars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*sedsū	?	—
2nd singular	*sedsesi	?	*sede
3rd singular	*sedseti	?	*sedetou
1st plural	*sedsomosi	?	*sedomos
2nd plural	*sedsetesi	?	*sedete
3rd plural	*sedsonti	?	*sedontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sedūr	—	*sedsūr	*sādra
2nd singular	*sedetar	—	*sedsetar	*sādras?
3rd singular	*sedetor	?	*sedsetor	*sādre
1st plural	*sedommor	—	*sedsommor	?
2nd plural	*sededwe	—	*sedsedwe	?
3rd plural	*sedontor	?	*sedsontor	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*sedsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*sedsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*sedsetor	—	—
1st plural	*sedsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*sedsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*sedsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedonts	*sedonte	*sedontes
vocative	*sedonts	*sedonte	*sedontes
accusative	*sedontam	*sedonte	*sedontans
genitive	*sedantos	*?	*sedantom
dative	*sedantei	*sedantbom	*sedantbos
instrumental	*sedantī?	*sedantbim	*sedantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedantī	*sedantī	*sedantiyās
vocative	*sedantī	*sedantī	*sedantiyās
accusative	*sedantīm	*sedantī	*sedantiyans
genitive	*sedantyās	*?	*sedantyom
dative	*sedantyāi	*sedantyābom	*sedantyābos
instrumental	*?	*sedantyābim	*sedantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedont	*?	*sedonta
vocative	*sedont	*?	*sedonta
accusative	*sedont	*?	*sedonta
genitive	*sedantos	*?	*sedantom
dative	*sedantei	*?	*sedantbos
instrumental	*sedantī?	*?	*sedantbis

Declension of the middle participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedomnos	*sedomnou	*sedomnoi
vocative	*sedomne	*sedomnou	*sedomnoi
accusative	*sedomnom	*sedomnou	*sedomnons
genitive	*sedomnī	*sedomnous	*sedomnom
dative	*sedomnūi	*sedomnobom	*sedomnobos
instrumental	*sedomnū	*sedomnobim	*sedomnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedomnā	*sedomnai	*sedomnās
vocative	*sedomnā	*sedomnai	*sedomnās
accusative	*sedomnam	*sedomnai	*sedomnans
genitive	*sedomnās	*sedomnous	*sedomnom
dative	*sedomnai	*sedomnābom	*sedomnābos
instrumental	*?	*sedomnābim	*sedomnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sedomnom	*sedomnou	*sedomnā
vocative	*sedomnom	*sedomnou	*sedomnā
accusative	*sedomnom	*sedomnou	*sedomnā
genitive	*sedomnī	*sedomnous	*sedomnom
dative	*sedomnūi	*sedomnobom	*sedomnobos
instrumental	*sedomnū	*sedomnobim	*sedomnobis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sessos	*sessou	*sessoi
vocative	*sesse	*sessou	*sessoi
accusative	*sessom	*sessou	*sessons
genitive	*sessī	*sessous	*sessom
dative	*sessūi	*sessobom	*sessobos
instrumental	*sessū	*sessobim	*sessobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sessā	*sessai	*sessās
vocative	*sessā	*sessai	*sessās
accusative	*sessam	*sessai	*sessans
genitive	*sessās	*sessous	*sessom
dative	*sessai	*sessābom	*sessābos
instrumental	*?	*sessābim	*sessābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sessom	*sessou	*sessā
vocative	*sessom	*sessou	*sessā
accusative	*sessom	*sessou	*sessā
genitive	*sessī	*sessous	*sessom
dative	*sessūi	*sessobom	*sessobos
instrumental	*sessū	*sessobim	*sessobis

Derived terms

• *ad-sedeti
  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: assedam (1sg. pres)
      • Middle Breton: asez (3sg. pres)
  • ⇒ *dī-ad-sedeti
    • Middle Breton: diasez (3sg. pres)
• *en-sedeti
  • Middle Cornish: ysethaf (1sg. pres)
  • ⇒ *to-en-sedeti
    • Middle Cornish: desethys
• *exs-dī-sedeti
  • Welsh: eistedd

Related terms

• *sādīti
• *sedom
• *sodīti

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *heðɨd
  • Middle Breton: hezaff
    • Breton: hezañ
  • Cornish: hedhi
• Old Irish: saidid
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: suidid (“to sit, set”) (with vowel changed under the influence of the verbal noun and transitive suidigidir)
    • Irish: suigh (“to sit, set”)
    • Manx: soie (“to set”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: suidh (“to sit”)