< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skētos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Cognate with Latin scūtum, Russian щит (ščit), and Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).
Noun
*skētos m
- shield, protection
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *skētos | *skētou | *skētoi |
| vocative | *skēte | *skētou | *skētūs |
| accusative | *skētom | *skētou | *skētūs |
| genitive | *skētī | *skētous | *skētom |
| dative | *skētūi | *skētobom | *skētobos |
| instrumental | *skētū | *skētobim | *skētobis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *skuɨd
- Breton: skoed
- Cornish: skoes
- Welsh: ysgwyd
- Old Irish: scíath
- Irish: sciath
- Scottish Gaelic: sgiath