Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skeitos

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 *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Cognate with Latin scūtum, Russian щит (ščit), and Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).

Noun

*skeitos m

  1. shield, protection

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *skeitos *skeitou *skeitoi
vocative *skeite *skeitou *skeitoi
accusative *skeitom *skeitou *skeitons
genitive *skeitī *skeitous *skeitom
dative *skeitūi *skeitobom *skeitobos
locative *skeitei *? *?
instrumental *skeitū *skeitobim *skeitūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *skuɨd
  • Old Irish: scíath
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