Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/begeti
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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 *bʰeg-.[1]
Verb edit
*begeti
- to break
Inflection edit
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *begū | *begemam | ? | *bāga |
| 2nd singular | *begesi | *begetās | ? | *bāgas? |
| 3rd singular | *begeti | *begeto | ? | *bāge |
| 1st plural | *begomosi | *begemo | ? | *bāgmo |
| 2nd plural | *begetesi | *begestē | ? | *bāxte |
| 3rd plural | *begonti | *begento | ? | *bāgar |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *bexsū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *bexsesi | ? | *bege | |
| 3rd singular | *bexseti | ? | *begetou | |
| 1st plural | *bexsomosi | ? | *begomos | |
| 2nd plural | *bexsetesi | ? | *begete | |
| 3rd plural | *bexsonti | ? | *begontou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *begūr | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *begetar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *begetor | ? | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *begommor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *begedwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *begontor | ? | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *bexsūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *bexsetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *bexsetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *bexsommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *bexsedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *bexsontor | — | — | |
| Declension of the past participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *bextos | *bextou | *bextoi |
| vocative | *bexte | *bextou | *bextoi |
| accusative | *bextom | *bextou | *bextoms |
| genitive | *bextī | *bextous | *bextom |
| dative | *bextūi | *bextobom | *bextobos |
| instrumental | *bextū | *bextobim | *bextobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *bextā | *bextai | *bextās |
| vocative | *bextā | *bextai | *bextās |
| accusative | *bextam | *bextai | *bextams |
| genitive | *bextās | *bextous | *bextom |
| dative | *bextai | *bextābom | *bextābos |
| instrumental | *? | *bextābim | *bextābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *bextom | *bextou | *bextā |
| vocative | *bextom | *bextou | *bextā |
| accusative | *bextom | *bextou | *bextā |
| genitive | *bextī | *bextous | *bextom |
| dative | *bextūi | *bextobom | *bextobos |
| instrumental | *bextū | *bextobim | *bextobis |
Derived terms edit
This verb was frequently conflated with its similar-looking synonym *bungeti, making spotting descendants difficult.
- *to-begeti
- Old Irish: do·beig
- *to-ati-begeti
- Old Irish: do·aithbig
Descendants edit
- Old Irish: ro·mbecht (passive singular)
References edit
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 216-217