Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-sagyetor
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From the primary verb *sagyeti (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-.
Suffix
*-sagyetor
- denominative/causative suffix
Inflection
| Thematic present, 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 | ? | — | — | |
| Declension of the present participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyonts | *-sagyonte | *-sagyontes |
| vocative | *-sagyonts | *-sagyonte | *-sagyontes |
| accusative | *-sagyontam | *-sagyonte | *-sagyontans |
| genitive | *-sagyantos | *? | *-sagyantom |
| dative | *-sagyantei | *-sagyantbom | *-sagyantbos |
| instrumental | *-sagyantī? | *-sagyantbim | *-sagyantbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyantī | *-sagyantī | *-sagyantiyās |
| vocative | *-sagyantī | *-sagyantī | *-sagyantiyās |
| accusative | *-sagyantīm | *-sagyantī | *-sagyantiyans |
| genitive | *-sagyantyās | *? | *-sagyantyom |
| dative | *-sagyantyāi | *-sagyantyābom | *-sagyantyābos |
| instrumental | *? | *-sagyantyābim | *-sagyantyābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyont | *? | *-sagyonta |
| vocative | *-sagyont | *? | *-sagyonta |
| accusative | *-sagyont | *? | *-sagyonta |
| genitive | *-sagyantos | *? | *-sagyantom |
| dative | *-sagyantei | *? | *-sagyantbos |
| instrumental | *-sagyantī? | *? | *-sagyantbis |
| Declension of the middle participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyomnos | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnoi |
| vocative | *-sagyomne | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnoi |
| accusative | *-sagyomnom | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnons |
| genitive | *-sagyomnī | *-sagyomnous | *-sagyomnom |
| dative | *-sagyomnūi | *-sagyomnobom | *-sagyomnobos |
| instrumental | *-sagyomnū | *-sagyomnobim | *-sagyomnobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyomnā | *-sagyomnai | *-sagyomnās |
| vocative | *-sagyomnā | *-sagyomnai | *-sagyomnās |
| accusative | *-sagyomnam | *-sagyomnai | *-sagyomnans |
| genitive | *-sagyomnās | *-sagyomnous | *-sagyomnom |
| dative | *-sagyomnai | *-sagyomnābom | *-sagyomnābos |
| instrumental | *? | *-sagyomnābim | *-sagyomnābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-sagyomnom | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnā |
| vocative | *-sagyomnom | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnā |
| accusative | *-sagyomnom | *-sagyomnou | *-sagyomnā |
| genitive | *-sagyomnī | *-sagyomnous | *-sagyomnom |
| dative | *-sagyomnūi | *-sagyomnobom | *-sagyomnobos |
| instrumental | *-sagyomnū | *-sagyomnobim | *-sagyomnobis |
Derived terms
Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-sagyetor
Descendants
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