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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-sagyetor

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 the primary verb *sagyeti (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-.

Suffix

*-sagyetor

  1. denominative/causative suffix

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite, deponent
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *-sagyūr —  ? —
2nd singular *-sagyetar —  ? —
3rd singular *-sagyetor  ?  ? —
1st plural *-sagyommor —  ? —
2nd plural *-sagyedwe —  ? —
3rd plural *-sagyontor  ?  ? —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ? — —
2nd singular  ? — —
3rd singular  ? — —
1st plural  ? — —
2nd plural  ? — —
3rd plural  ? — —

Derived terms

Category Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-sagyetor not found

Descendants

  • Old Irish: -igidir, -igid
    • Irish: -igh
    • Manx: -ee
    • Scottish Gaelic: -ich
  • Proto-Brythonic: *-haɣjed
    • Cornish: -he
    • Welsh: -hau

Further reading

  • Lionel S. Joseph (1987) “The origin of the Celtic denominatives in *-sag-”, in Calvert Watkins, editor, Studies in Memory of Warren Cowgill (1929–1985): Papers from the Fourth East Coast Indo-European Conference, Cornell University, June 6–9, 1985, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 113–59
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