Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷiseti

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 *kʷeys-.

Verb edit

*kʷiseti[1]

  1. to see

Inflection edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kʷisū *kʷisemam *kʷikʷisū *kʷikʷoisa
2nd singular *kʷisesi *kʷisetās *kʷikʷisesi *kʷikʷoisas?
3rd singular *kʷiseti *kʷiseto *kʷikʷiseti *kʷikʷoise
1st plural *kʷisomosi *kʷisemo *kʷikʷisomosi *kʷikʷoismo
2nd plural *kʷisetesi *kʷisestē *kʷikʷisetesi *kʷikʷoise
3rd plural *kʷisonti *kʷisento *kʷikʷisonti *kʷikʷoisar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *kʷeissū ?
2nd singular *kʷeissesi ? *kʷise
3rd singular *kʷeisseti ? *kʷisetou
1st plural *kʷeissomosi ? *kʷisomos
2nd plural *kʷeissetesi ? *kʷisete
3rd plural *kʷeissonti ? *kʷisontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kʷisūr *kʷikʷisūr
2nd singular *kʷisetar *kʷikʷisetar
3rd singular *kʷisetor ? *kʷikʷisetor
1st plural *kʷisommor *kʷikʷisommor
2nd plural *kʷisedwe *kʷikʷisedwe
3rd plural *kʷisontor ? *kʷikʷisontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *kʷeissūr
2nd singular *kʷeissetar
3rd singular *kʷeissetor
1st plural *kʷeissommor
2nd plural *kʷeissedwe
3rd plural *kʷeissontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kʷistos *kʷistou *kʷistoi
vocative *kʷiste *kʷistou *kʷistoi
accusative *kʷistom *kʷistou *kʷistoms
genitive *kʷistī *kʷistous *kʷistom
dative *kʷistūi *kʷistobom *kʷistobos
instrumental *kʷistū *kʷistobim *kʷistobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kʷistā *kʷistai *kʷistās
vocative *kʷistā *kʷistai *kʷistās
accusative *kʷistam *kʷistai *kʷistams
genitive *kʷistās *kʷistous *kʷistom
dative *kʷistai *kʷistābom *kʷistābos
instrumental *? *kʷistābim *kʷistābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kʷistom *kʷistou *kʷistā
vocative *kʷistom *kʷistou *kʷistā
accusative *kʷistom *kʷistou *kʷistā
genitive *kʷistī *kʷistous *kʷistom
dative *kʷistūi *kʷistobom *kʷistobos
instrumental *kʷistū *kʷistobim *kʷistobis

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Gaulish: pissiumi (1sg. future)

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kʷis-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 25–180