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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/swantos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
The etymology is uncertain.
- Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”), making it cognate with *su- (“good”), though the phonetic development is uncertain.[1]
- From Proto-Indo-European *swentos (“strong, vigorous, active, healthy”), though there is a difference in semantics.[1]
- From Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), source of Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “one's property, substance”).[2]
Noun
*swantos m[1]
- desire
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *swantos | *swantou | *swantoi |
| vocative | *swante | *swantou | *swantūs |
| accusative | *swantom | *swantou | *swantoms |
| genitive | *swantī | *swantous | *swantom |
| dative | *swantūi | *swantobom | *swantobos |
| locative | *swantei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *swantū | *swantobim | *swantūis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *xwant
- Breton: c'hoant
- Cornish: whans
- Middle Welsh: chwant
- Welsh: chwant
- Old Irish: sét (“object of value”)
- Irish: seoid, séad
- Scottish Gaelic: seud
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “swanto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 361
- Ériu; the Journal of the School of Irish Learning, Dublin, Volumes 11-12, p. 131