Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skātu

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeh₃-tu- (either masculine or neuter), from the root *(s)ḱeh₃-.[1] Matasovic[2] erroneously neglects that Old Irish scáth partly declines as a u-stem, a type of inflection which is also clearly seen in Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skadus). Further cognates include Old English sċeadu, Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos), and Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Noun

*skātu n

  1. shadow, shade

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *skātu *skātū *skātwā
vocative *skātu *skātū *skātwā
accusative *skātu *skātū *skātwā
genitive *skātous *skātous *skātowom
dative *skātou *skātubom *skātubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *skātū *skātubim *skātubis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *skọd
    • Breton: skeud
    • Old Cornish: scod
    • Middle Welsh: ysgawt
      • Welsh: ysgod
  • Old Irish: scáth

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*skāto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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