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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeh₃-tu- (either masculine or neuter), from the root *(s)ḱeh₃-. Matasovic neglects that Old Irish scáth partly declines as a u-stem, which is significant because u-stems were not productive and 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
- shadow, shade
Inflection
| Neuter u-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*skātu
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*skātū
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*skātwā
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| vocative
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*skātu
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*skātū
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*skātwā
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| accusative
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*skātu
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*skātū
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*skātwā
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| genitive
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*skātous
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*skātous
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*skātowom
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| dative
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*skātou
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*skātubom
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*skātubos
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| locative
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*?
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*skātū
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*skātubim
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*skātubis
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*skāto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
