Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sexsman

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 *segos +‎ *-sman.

Noun

*sexsman n[1]

  1. rivet

Inflection

Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sexsman *sexsmane? *sexsmana
vocative *sexsman *sexsmane? *sexsmana
accusative *sexsman *sexsmane? *sexsmana
genitive *sexsmens *sexsmenous? *sexsmenom
dative *sexsmenei *sexsmembom *sexsmembos
locative *sexsmen(i) *? *?
instrumental *sexsmenei *sexsmembim *sexsmembis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *hem
  • Middle Irish: seim
    • Irish: seam
    • Scottish Gaelic: sèam
      • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: seaman (“nail”)

References

  1. ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, pages 66-67
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