Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sahtaz

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *sakaną (to charge, dispute) +‎ *-þaz. Parralel construction with Old Irish sachtae, -sacht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑx.tɑz/

Adjective

*sahtaz[1]

  1. having quarreled

Inflection

Declension of *sahtaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sahtaz *sahtō *sahtą, *-at(ō) *sahtai *sahtôz *sahtō
accusative *sahtanǭ *sahtǭ *sahtą, *-at(ō) *sahtanz *sahtōz *sahtō
genitive *sahtas, *sahtis *sahtaizōz *sahtas, *sahtis *sahtaizǫ̂ *sahtaizǫ̂ *sahtaizǫ̂
dative *sahtammai *sahtaizōi *sahtammai *sahtaimaz *sahtaimaz *sahtaimaz
instrumental *sahtanō *sahtaizō *sahtanō *sahtaimiz *sahtaimiz *sahtaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sahtô *sahtǭ *sahtô *sahtaniz *sahtōniz *sahtōnō
accusative *sahtanų *sahtōnų *sahtô *sahtanunz *sahtōnunz *sahtōnō
genitive *sahtiniz *sahtōniz *sahtiniz *sahtanǫ̂ *sahtōnǫ̂ *sahtanǫ̂
dative *sahtini *sahtōni *sahtini *sahtammaz *sahtōmaz *sahtammaz
instrumental *sahtinē *sahtōnē *sahtinē *sahtammiz *sahtōmiz *sahtammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: sáttr
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (*sahts)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*saxtaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 312