Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/selgā

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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 *selgati (to hunt), from Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (to send away, set loose). Cognate with Ancient Greek λαγάσαι (lagásai, to set free) and Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti, sets loose).

Noun

*selgā f[1]

  1. a hunt

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *selgā *selgai *selgās
vocative *selgā *selgai *selgās
accusative *selgam *selgai *selgāms
genitive *selgās *selgous *selgom
dative *selgāi *selgābom *selgābos
locative *selgai *? *?
instrumental *? *selgābim *selgābis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: selg
    • Irish: seilg
    • Scottish Gaelic: sealg
    • Manx: shelg

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*selgā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329