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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sistamus

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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 *si-sta- (to put, stand) +‎ *-mus (verbal noun suffix).[1]

Noun

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*sistamus m

  1. standing

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sistamus *sistamū *sistamowes
vocative *sistamu *sistamū *sistamūs
accusative *sistamum *sistamū *sistamums
genitive *sistamous *sistamous *sistamowom
dative *sistamou *sistamubom *sistamubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *sistamū *sistamubim *sistamubis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: sessam
    • Irish: seasamh
    • Manx: shassoo
    • Scottish Gaelic: seasamh

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 299