Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skāxslom
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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
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move, stir”),[1] whence also *skokīti (“to move, stir”). Since O'Brien, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃𐌻 (skōhsl, “demon”) has been held as cognate.[2]
Noun
[edit]*skāxslom n
- a supernatural being
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *skāxslom | *skāxslou | *skāxslā |
| vocative | *skāxslom | *skāxslou | *skāxslā |
| accusative | *skāxslom | *skāxslou | *skāxslā |
| genitive | *skāxslī | *skāxslous | *skāxslom |
| dative | *skāxslūi | *skāxslobom | *skāxslobos |
| locative | *skāxslei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *skāxslū | *skāxslobim | *skāxslūis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*skāx-slo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 340-341
- ^ O'Brien, Michael (1932) “Varia”, in Ériu[1], volume 11, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved January 25, 2024, pages 89–90