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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/selwā
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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 Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to take, grasp”).[1] Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (saljan) and Ancient Greek εἷλον (heîlon).
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *selwā | *selwai | *selwās |
| vocative | *selwā | *selwai | *selwās |
| accusative | *selwam | *selwai | *selwāms |
| genitive | *selwās | *selwous | *selwom |
| dative | *selwāi | *selwābom | *selwābos |
| locative | *selwai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *selwābim | *selwābis |
Descendants
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*selwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
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