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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehtô
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This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱ(s)-tHo-, from *swéḱs. An ordinal to *sehs (“six”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsex.tɔːː/
Adjective
| < 5 | 6 | 7 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *sehs Ordinal : *sehtô Multiplier : *sehsfalþaz | ||
Inflection
Declension of *sehtô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sehtô | *sehtaniz | *sihtį̄ | *sihtīniz | *sehtô | *sehtōnō |
| Accusative | *sehtanų | *sehtanunz | *sihtīnų | *sihtīnunz | *sehtô | *sehtōnō |
| Genitive | *sihtiniz | *sehtanǫ̂ | *sihtīniz | *sihtīnǫ̂ | *sihtiniz | *sehtanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *sihtini | *sehtammaz | *sihtīni | *sihtīmaz | *sihtini | *sehtammaz |
| Instrumental | *sihtinē | *sehtammiz | *sihtīnē | *sihtīmiz | *sihtinē | *sehtammiz |
Alternative reconstructions
- *sehstô[3]
Reconstruction notes
Most descendants eventually inserted an s from the cardinal number *sehs.
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sehtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- “sétt” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sexstōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
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