Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sedom
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕδος (hédos) and Latin sedes.
All the derivatives of this word indicate that the simplex originally meant "sitting" or "seat" before acquiring various specialized meanings in Brittonic.
Noun
edit*sedom n[1]
Declension
editNeuter o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
vocative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
accusative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
genitive | *sedī | *sedous | *sedom |
dative | *sedūi | *sedobom | *sedobos |
locative | *sedei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *sedū | *sedobim | *sedūis |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- *ando-sedom
- *en-sedom
- → Latin: essedum (“chariot”) (via Gaulish)
- *kentu-sedom
- *rīgyo-sedom
- Old Irish: ríched (“Heaven”)
- Unsorted formations:
- Gaulish: *Mellosedon
- → Latin: Mellosedum
- Gaulish: *Mellosedon
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sedo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 326