Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/souxtus
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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
Lambert has related this word to English soak, German saugen (“to suck”), Old English sūcan (“to suck”) (whence English suck), and Latin sūgō (“to suck”).[1]
Noun
*souxtus m
Inflection
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *souxtus | *souxtū | *souxtowes |
| vocative | *souxtu | *souxtū | *souxtūs |
| accusative | *souxtum | *souxtū | *souxtums |
| genitive | *souxtous | *souxtous | *souxtowom |
| dative | *souxtou | *souxtubom | *souxtubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *souxtū | *souxtubim | *souxtubis |
Reconstruction notes
Lambert specifies separate formations *souxtos for the Gaulish and *souxtus for the Irish, but this separation is unnecessary since a u-stem should also give Gaulish souxtu(s) for the accusative plural.