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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.
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor (“to be following”) from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).[1] Cognate with Latin sequor, Sanskrit सचते (sácate) and Ancient Greek ἕπομαι (hépomai).
Verb
*sekʷetor[1]
- to follow
Inflection
| Thematic present, deponent
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*sekʷūr
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—
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*sekʷetar
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—
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?
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*sekʷetor
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?
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?
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—
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| 1st plural
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*sekʷommor
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—
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?
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*sekʷedwe
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—
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?
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*sekʷontor
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?
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?
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—
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| Declension of the present participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷonts
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*sekʷonte
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*sekʷontes
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| vocative
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*sekʷonts
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*sekʷonte
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*sekʷontes
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| accusative
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*sekʷontam
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*sekʷonte
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*sekʷontans
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| genitive
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*sekʷantos
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*?
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*sekʷantom
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| dative
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*sekʷantei
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*sekʷantbom
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*sekʷantbos
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| instrumental
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*sekʷantī?
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*sekʷantbim
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*sekʷantbis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷantī
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*sekʷantī
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*sekʷantiyās
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| vocative
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*sekʷantī
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*sekʷantī
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*sekʷantiyās
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| accusative
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*sekʷantīm
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*sekʷantī
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*sekʷantiyans
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| genitive
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*sekʷantyās
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*?
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*sekʷantyom
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| dative
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*sekʷantyāi
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*sekʷantyābom
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*sekʷantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*sekʷantyābim
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*sekʷantyābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷont
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*?
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*sekʷonta
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| vocative
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*sekʷont
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*?
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*sekʷonta
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| accusative
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*sekʷont
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*?
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*sekʷonta
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| genitive
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*sekʷantos
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*?
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*sekʷantom
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| dative
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*sekʷantei
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*?
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*sekʷantbos
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| instrumental
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*sekʷantī?
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*?
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*sekʷantbis
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| Declension of the middle participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷomnos
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnoi
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| vocative
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*sekʷomne
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnoi
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| accusative
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*sekʷomnom
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnons
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| genitive
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*sekʷomnī
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*sekʷomnous
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*sekʷomnom
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| dative
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*sekʷomnūi
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*sekʷomnobom
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*sekʷomnobos
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| instrumental
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*sekʷomnū
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*sekʷomnobim
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*sekʷomnobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷomnā
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*sekʷomnai
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*sekʷomnās
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| vocative
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*sekʷomnā
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*sekʷomnai
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*sekʷomnās
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| accusative
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*sekʷomnam
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*sekʷomnai
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*sekʷomnans
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| genitive
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*sekʷomnās
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*sekʷomnous
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*sekʷomnom
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| dative
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*sekʷomnai
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*sekʷomnābom
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*sekʷomnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*sekʷomnābim
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*sekʷomnābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*sekʷomnom
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnā
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| vocative
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*sekʷomnom
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnā
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| accusative
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*sekʷomnom
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*sekʷomnou
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*sekʷomnā
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| genitive
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*sekʷomnī
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*sekʷomnous
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*sekʷomnom
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| dative
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*sekʷomnūi
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*sekʷomnobom
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*sekʷomnobos
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| instrumental
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*sekʷomnū
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*sekʷomnobim
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*sekʷomnobis
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sekʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 328