Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/selgā
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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 *selgati (“to hunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (“to send away, set loose”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λαγάσαι (lagásai, “to set free”) and Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti, “sets loose”).
Noun[edit]
*selgā f[1]
- a hunt
Declension[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *selgā | *selgai | *selgās |
| vocative | *selgā | *selgai | *selgās |
| accusative | *selgam | *selgai | *selgāms |
| genitive | *selgās | *selgous | *selgom |
| dative | *selgāi | *selgābom | *selgābos |
| locative | *selgai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *selgābim | *selgābis |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “selg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language