Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/(s)kīttos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *skh₂ey- (“left”). Cognate with Latin scaevus (“left, clumsy”), Ancient Greek σκαιός (skaiós, “left, unlucky, awkward”).
Adjective
*(s)kīttos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttos | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttoi |
| vocative | **(s)kītte | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttoi |
| accusative | **(s)kīttom | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttons |
| genitive | **(s)kīttī | **(s)kīttous | **(s)kīttom |
| dative | **(s)kīttūi | **(s)kīttobom | **(s)kīttobos |
| instrumental | **(s)kīttū | **(s)kīttobim | **(s)kīttobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttā | **(s)kīttai | **(s)kīttās |
| vocative | **(s)kīttā | **(s)kīttai | **(s)kīttās |
| accusative | **(s)kīttam | **(s)kīttai | **(s)kīttans |
| genitive | **(s)kīttās | **(s)kīttous | **(s)kīttom |
| dative | **(s)kīttai | **(s)kīttābom | **(s)kīttābos |
| instrumental | *? | **(s)kīttābim | **(s)kīttābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttom | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttā |
| vocative | **(s)kīttom | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttā |
| accusative | **(s)kīttom | **(s)kīttou | **(s)kīttā |
| genitive | **(s)kīttī | **(s)kīttous | **(s)kīttom |
| dative | **(s)kīttūi | **(s)kīttobom | **(s)kīttobos |
| instrumental | **(s)kīttū | **(s)kīttobim | **(s)kīttobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttyūs | *? | **(s)kīttyoses |
| vocative | **(s)kīttyūs | *? | **(s)kīttyoses |
| accusative | **(s)kīttyosam | *? | **(s)kīttyosans |
| genitive | **(s)kīttisos | *? | **(s)kīttisom |
| dative | **(s)kīttisei | *? | **(s)kīttisbos |
| instrumental | **(s)kīttisī | *? | **(s)kīttisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttyūs | *? | **(s)kīttyoses |
| vocative | **(s)kīttyūs | *? | **(s)kīttyoses |
| accusative | **(s)kīttyosam | *? | **(s)kīttyosans |
| genitive | **(s)kīttisos | *? | **(s)kīttisom |
| dative | **(s)kīttisei | *? | **(s)kīttisbos |
| instrumental | **(s)kīttisī | *? | **(s)kīttisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | **(s)kīttis | *? | *? |
| vocative | **(s)kīttis | *? | *? |
| accusative | **(s)kīttis | *? | *? |
| genitive | **(s)kīttisos | *? | **(s)kīttisom |
| dative | **(s)kīttisei | *? | **(s)kīttisbos |
| instrumental | **(s)kīttisī | *? | **(s)kīttisbis |
Descendants
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cittach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 342-3