Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehtô

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 Proto-Indo-European *sweḱ(s)-tHo-, from *swéḱs. An ordinal to *sehs (“six”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsex.tɔːː/

Adjective

Proto-Germanic ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *sehs
    Ordinal : *sehtô
    Multiplier : *sehsfalþaz

*sehtô[1][2]

  1. sixth

Inflection

Declension of *sehtô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sehtô *sihtį̄ *sehtô *sehtaniz *sihtīniz *sehtōnō
accusative *sehtanų *sihtīnų *sehtô *sehtanunz *sihtīnunz *sehtōnō
genitive *sihtiniz *sihtīniz *sihtiniz *sehtanǫ̂ *sihtīnǫ̂ *sehtanǫ̂
dative *sihtini *sihtīni *sihtini *sehtammaz *sihtīmaz *sehtammaz
instrumental *sihtinē *sihtīnē *sihtinē *sehtammiz *sihtīmiz *sehtammiz

Alternative reconstructions

Reconstruction notes

Most descendants eventually inserted an s from the cardinal number *sehs.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sehtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sétt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sexstōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
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