Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/siskʷos

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 Proto-Indo-European *sisku-. Cognate with Latin siccus, Ancient Greek ἰσχνός (iskhnós), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬐𐬎 (hišku).

    Noun

    *siskʷos

    1. dry

    Inflection

    O/ā-stem
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷos *siskʷou *siskʷoi
    vocative *siskʷe *siskʷou *siskʷoi
    accusative *siskʷom *siskʷou *siskʷons
    genitive *siskʷī *siskʷous *siskʷom
    dative *siskūi *siskʷobom *siskʷobos
    instrumental *siskū *siskʷobim *siskʷobis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷā *siskʷai *siskʷās
    vocative *siskʷā *siskʷai *siskʷās
    accusative *siskʷam *siskʷai *siskʷans
    genitive *siskʷās *siskʷous *siskʷom
    dative *siskʷai *siskʷābom *siskʷābos
    instrumental *? *siskʷābim *siskʷābis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷom *siskʷou *siskʷā
    vocative *siskʷom *siskʷou *siskʷā
    accusative *siskʷom *siskʷou *siskʷā
    genitive *siskʷī *siskʷous *siskʷom
    dative *siskūi *siskʷobom *siskʷobos
    instrumental *siskū *siskʷobim *siskʷobis
    Declension of the comparative
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷyūs *? *siskʷyoses
    vocative *siskʷyūs *? *siskʷyoses
    accusative *siskʷyosam *? *siskʷyosans
    genitive *siskʷisos *? *siskʷisom
    dative *siskʷisei *? *siskʷisbos
    instrumental *siskʷisī *? *siskʷisbis
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷyūs *? *siskʷyoses
    vocative *siskʷyūs *? *siskʷyoses
    accusative *siskʷyosam *? *siskʷyosans
    genitive *siskʷisos *? *siskʷisom
    dative *siskʷisei *? *siskʷisbos
    instrumental *siskʷisī *? *siskʷisbis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *siskʷis *? *?
    vocative *siskʷis *? *?
    accusative *siskʷis *? *?
    genitive *siskʷisos *? *siskʷisom
    dative *siskʷisei *? *siskʷisbos
    instrumental *siskʷisī *? *siskʷisbis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-Brythonic: *hɨsp
      • Middle Breton: hesp
      • Middle Welsh: hysb, hysp, hesb
    • Old Irish: sesc

    Derived terms

    • *dīsiskʷos
      • Middle Irish: dísc
        • Irish: dísc
        • Scottish Gaelic: dìosg

    References

    • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*siskʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337