sessam

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sistamus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲe.səβ̃/
    • (Blasse) [ˈsʲe.saβ̃]
    • (Griffith) [ˈsʲe.səβ̃]

Noun

sessam m

  1. verbal noun of sissidir: standing
  2. standing by, defending, standing fast
  3. resisting, holding out, making a stand

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sessam — —
vocative sessam — —
accusative sessamN — —
genitive sesmoH, sesmaH — —
dative sessamL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: seasamh
  • Manx: shassoo
  • Scottish Gaelic: seasamh

Mutation

Mutation of sessam
radical lenition nasalization
sessam ṡessam sessam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012), Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 299

Further reading

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