Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gabyeti

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. Compare the verbal noun *gabaglā.

Verb edit

*gabyeti[1]

  1. to grab, seize, take, hold

Inflection edit

The conjugation was extensively remodeled in Insular Celtic to shed the aberrant root allomorph *gax-.

Thematic present, s-preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *gabyū *gabyemam ? *gaxsam
2nd singular *gabyesi *gabyetās ? *gaxss
3rd singular *gabyeti *gabyeto ? *gaxst
1st plural *gabyomosi *gabyemo ? *gaxsme
2nd plural *gabyetesi *gabyestē ? *gaxste
3rd plural *gabyonti *gabyento ? *gaxsant
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *gaxsū ?
2nd singular *gaxsesi ? *gabye
3rd singular *gaxseti ? *gabyetou
1st plural *gaxsomosi ? *gabyomos
2nd plural *gaxsetesi ? *gabyete
3rd plural *gaxsonti ? *gabyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *gabyūr ?
2nd singular *gabyetar ?
3rd singular *gabyetor ? ?
1st plural *gabyommor ?
2nd plural *gabyedwe ?
3rd plural *gabyontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *gaxsūr
2nd singular *gaxsetar
3rd singular *gaxsetor
1st plural *gaxsommor
2nd plural *gaxsedwe
3rd plural *gaxsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *gaxtos *gaxtou *gaxtoi
vocative *gaxte *gaxtou *gaxtoi
accusative *gaxtom *gaxtou *gaxtoms
genitive *gaxtī *gaxtous *gaxtom
dative *gaxtūi *gaxtobom *gaxtobos
instrumental *gaxtū *gaxtobim *gaxtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *gaxtā *gaxtai *gaxtās
vocative *gaxtā *gaxtai *gaxtās
accusative *gaxtam *gaxtai *gaxtams
genitive *gaxtās *gaxtous *gaxtom
dative *gaxtai *gaxtābom *gaxtābos
instrumental *? *gaxtābim *gaxtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *gaxtom *gaxtou *gaxtā
vocative *gaxtom *gaxtou *gaxtā
accusative *gaxtom *gaxtou *gaxtā
genitive *gaxtī *gaxtous *gaxtom
dative *gaxtūi *gaxtobom *gaxtobos
instrumental *gaxtū *gaxtobim *gaxtobis

Derived terms edit

  • *ambi-gabyeti
    • Middle Welsh: ymgaffael
    • Old Irish: imm·imgaib
  • *to-ɸro-uss-gabyeti

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gab-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 148-49