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Proto-Celtic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ptós (“grabbed”).
Adjective
*kaxtos[1][2]
- captive, bound
Inflection
| O/ā-stem
|
| masculine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtos
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoi
|
| vocative
|
*kaxte
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoi
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtom
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoms
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtī
|
*kaxtous
|
*kaxtom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtūi
|
*kaxtobom
|
*kaxtobos
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtū
|
*kaxtobim
|
*kaxtobis
|
| feminine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtā
|
*kaxtai
|
*kaxtās
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| vocative
|
*kaxtā
|
*kaxtai
|
*kaxtās
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtam
|
*kaxtai
|
*kaxtams
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| genitive
|
*kaxtās
|
*kaxtous
|
*kaxtom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtai
|
*kaxtābom
|
*kaxtābos
|
| instrumental
|
*?
|
*kaxtābim
|
*kaxtābis
|
| neuter
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtom
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtā
|
| vocative
|
*kaxtom
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtā
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtom
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtā
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtī
|
*kaxtous
|
*kaxtom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtūi
|
*kaxtobom
|
*kaxtobos
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtū
|
*kaxtobim
|
*kaxtobis
|
| Declension of the comparative
|
| masculine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtyūs
|
*?
|
*kaxtyoses
|
| vocative
|
*kaxtyūs
|
*?
|
*kaxtyoses
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtyosam
|
*?
|
*kaxtyosams
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtisos
|
*?
|
*kaxtisom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtisei
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtisī
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbis
|
| feminine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtyūs
|
*?
|
*kaxtyoses
|
| vocative
|
*kaxtyūs
|
*?
|
*kaxtyoses
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtyosam
|
*?
|
*kaxtyosams
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtisos
|
*?
|
*kaxtisom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtisei
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtisī
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbis
|
| neuter
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| vocative
|
*kaxtis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtisos
|
*?
|
*kaxtisom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtisei
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtisī
|
*?
|
*kaxtisbis
|
Descendants
Etymology 2
See main entry.
Noun
*kaxtos m
- captive, slave, servant
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
|
|
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*kaxtos
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoi
|
| vocative
|
*kaxte
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoi
|
| accusative
|
*kaxtom
|
*kaxtou
|
*kaxtoms
|
| genitive
|
*kaxtī
|
*kaxtous
|
*kaxtom
|
| dative
|
*kaxtūi
|
*kaxtobom
|
*kaxtobos
|
| locative
|
*kaxtei
|
*?
|
*?
|
| instrumental
|
*kaxtū
|
*kaxtobim
|
*kaxtūis
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kaxto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*kaxto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 57
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “caxtos”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 112
