Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sagiyos

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 *sag- (“to seek”) +‎ *-iyos (agent suffix).[1]

Noun

*sagiyos m[1]

  1. seeker

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sagyos *sagyou *sagyoi
vocative *sagye *sagyou *sagyoi
accusative *sagyom *sagyou *sagyons
genitive *sagyī *sagyous *sagyom
dative *sagyūi *sagyobom *sagyobos
locative *sagyei *? *?
instrumental *sagyū *sagyobim *sagyūis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: -aige
    • Irish: -aí, -aidhe, -oidhe, -uidhe (obsolete), -í (slender form), -idhe (obsolete slender form)
    • Scottish Gaelic: -iche, -aiche
  • Gaulish: *Sagios
    • → Latin: Sagius

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McCone, Kim (1995) “OIr. Senchae, Senchaid and Preliminaries on Agent Noun Formation in Celtic”, in Ériu‎[1], volume 46, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 1 March 2023, pages 5–6
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