Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/segetlā

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 Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”), with a formation exactly like Ancient Greek ἐχέτλη (ekhétlē).[1]

Noun

*segetlā f

  1. plough handle

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *segetlā *segetlai *segetlās
vocative *segetlā *segetlai *segetlās
accusative *segetlam *segetlai *segetlāns
genitive *segetlās *segetlous *segetlom
dative *segetlāi *segetlābom *segetlābos
locative *segetlai *? *?
instrumental *? *segetlābim *segetlābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *haɣeðl

References

  1. ^ Peter C. H. Schrijver (1995), Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam; Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi, page 134.
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