Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/siskʷos

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 *sisku-. Cognate with Latin siccus, Ancient Greek ἰσχνός (iskhnós), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬐𐬎 (hišku).

Noun

*siskʷos

1. dry

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷos	*siskʷou	*siskʷoi
vocative	*siskʷe	*siskʷou	*siskʷoi
accusative	*siskʷom	*siskʷou	*siskʷoms
genitive	*siskʷī	*siskʷous	*siskʷom
dative	*siskūi	*siskʷobom	*siskʷobos
instrumental	*siskū	*siskʷobim	*siskʷobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷā	*siskʷai	*siskʷās
vocative	*siskʷā	*siskʷai	*siskʷās
accusative	*siskʷam	*siskʷai	*siskʷams
genitive	*siskʷās	*siskʷous	*siskʷom
dative	*siskʷai	*siskʷābom	*siskʷābos
instrumental	*?	*siskʷābim	*siskʷābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷom	*siskʷou	*siskʷā
vocative	*siskʷom	*siskʷou	*siskʷā
accusative	*siskʷom	*siskʷou	*siskʷā
genitive	*siskʷī	*siskʷous	*siskʷom
dative	*siskūi	*siskʷobom	*siskʷobos
instrumental	*siskū	*siskʷobim	*siskʷobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷyūs	*?	*siskʷyoses
vocative	*siskʷyūs	*?	*siskʷyoses
accusative	*siskʷyosam	*?	*siskʷyosams
genitive	*siskʷisos	*?	*siskʷisom
dative	*siskʷisei	*?	*siskʷisbos
instrumental	*siskʷisī	*?	*siskʷisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷyūs	*?	*siskʷyoses
vocative	*siskʷyūs	*?	*siskʷyoses
accusative	*siskʷyosam	*?	*siskʷyosams
genitive	*siskʷisos	*?	*siskʷisom
dative	*siskʷisei	*?	*siskʷisbos
instrumental	*siskʷisī	*?	*siskʷisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*siskʷis	*?	*?
vocative	*siskʷis	*?	*?
accusative	*siskʷis	*?	*?
genitive	*siskʷisos	*?	*siskʷisom
dative	*siskʷisei	*?	*siskʷisbos
instrumental	*siskʷisī	*?	*siskʷisbis

Derived terms

• *samosiskʷī

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *hɨsp
  • Middle Breton: hesp
  • Middle Welsh: hysb, hysp, hesb
    • Welsh: hysb
• Old Irish: sesc
  • Middle Irish: sesc, seisc
    • Irish: seasc
    • Manx: shast
    • Scottish Gaelic: seasg

Derived terms

• *dīsiskʷos
  • Middle Irish: dísc
    • Irish: dísc
    • Scottish Gaelic: dìosg

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*siskʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337