Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/segos
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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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰós, an adjective formed from *seǵʰ-. A fellow adjectival cognate is Sanskrit सह (sahá, “powerful”).
Adjective
[edit]*segos
Inflection
[edit]| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segos | *segou | *segoi |
| vocative | *sege | *segou | *segoi |
| accusative | *segom | *segou | *segons |
| genitive | *segī | *segous | *segom |
| dative | *segūi | *segobom | *segobos |
| instrumental | *segū | *segobim | *segobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segā | *segai | *segās |
| vocative | *segā | *segai | *segās |
| accusative | *segam | *segai | *segans |
| genitive | *segās | *segous | *segom |
| dative | *segai | *segābom | *segābos |
| instrumental | *? | *segābim | *segābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segom | *segou | *segā |
| vocative | *segom | *segou | *segā |
| accusative | *segom | *segou | *segā |
| genitive | *segī | *segous | *segom |
| dative | *segūi | *segobom | *segobos |
| instrumental | *segū | *segobim | *segobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segyūs | *? | *segyoses |
| vocative | *segyūs | *? | *segyoses |
| accusative | *segyosam | *? | *segyosans |
| genitive | *segisos | *? | *segisom |
| dative | *segisei | *? | *segisbos |
| instrumental | *segisī | *? | *segisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segyūs | *? | *segyoses |
| vocative | *segyūs | *? | *segyoses |
| accusative | *segyosam | *? | *segyosans |
| genitive | *segisos | *? | *segisom |
| dative | *segisei | *? | *segisbos |
| instrumental | *segisī | *? | *segisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *segis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *segis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *segis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *segisos | *? | *segisom |
| dative | *segisei | *? | *segisbos |
| instrumental | *segisī | *? | *segisbis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Matasović conflates the possibly s-stem noun and definitely o/ā-stem adjective into one lemma.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *hɨɣ
- Celtiberian: Segouia (“Segovia”), Sekobirikez (“Segobriga”) (ablative singular)
- Gaulish: *segos (in personal names)
- ⇒ Lepontic: 𐌔𐌄𐌗𐌄𐌈𐌖 (sexeθu, “?”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-,[1] possibly via Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos (“power, strength”) (an s-stem). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”), another s-stem formation from *seǵʰ-.
Noun
[edit]*segos n
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter s-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *segos | *segese? | *segesa |
| vocative | *segos | *segese? | *segesa |
| accusative | *segos | *segese? | *segesa |
| genitive | *segesos | *segesous? | *segesom |
| dative | *segesē | *segesbom | *segesbos |
| locative | *segesi | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *segesē | *segesbim | *segesbis |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Irish: seg
- ⇒ Gaulish: *Segesticā (“Sisak, Segestica, Segesta”) (possibly)