Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sīdos

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sed- (to sit). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕδος (hédos) and Latin sedes.

Noun edit

*sīdos n[1]

  1. tumulus (inhabited by supernatural beings)
  2. peace

Declension edit

Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sīdos *sīdese? *sīdesa
vocative *sīdos *sīdese? *sīdesa
accusative *sīdos *sīdese? *sīdesa
genitive *sīdesos *sīdesous? *sīdesom
dative *sīdesē *sīdesbom *sīdesbos
locative *sīdesi *? *?
instrumental *sīdesē *sīdesbim *sīdesbis

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Irish: síd, síth
    • Middle Irish: side
      • Irish: , síth
      • Manx: shee
      • Scottish Gaelic: sìth
  • Gaulish: *Wirosīdon

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sīdos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 326