Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/selgā

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 *selgati (“to hunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (“to send away, set loose”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λαγάσαι (lagásai, “to set free”) and Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti, “sets loose”).

Noun

*selgā f

1. a hunt

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*selgā	*selgai	*selgās
vocative	*selgā	*selgai	*selgās
accusative	*selgam	*selgai	*selgāms
genitive	*selgās	*selgous	*selgom
dative	*selgāi	*selgābom	*selgābos
locative	*selgai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*selgābim	*selgābis

Descendants

• Old Irish: selg
  • Irish: seilg
  • Scottish Gaelic: sealg
  • Manx: shelg