Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gʷaneti

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 *gʷʰénti ~ *gʷʰnénti.

Verb edit

*gʷaneti

  1. to strike, to wound
  2. to kill, to slay

Inflection edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *gʷanū *gʷanemam *gʷigʷnāsū *gʷegʷona
2nd singular *gʷanesi *gʷanetās *gʷigʷnāsesi *gʷegʷonas?
3rd singular *gʷaneti *gʷaneto *gʷigʷnāseti *gʷegʷone
1st plural *gʷanomosi *gʷanemo *gʷigʷnāsomosi *gʷegʷonmo
2nd plural *gʷanetesi *gʷanestē *gʷigʷnāsetesi *gʷegʷone
3rd plural *gʷanonti *gʷanento *gʷigʷnāsonti *gʷegʷonar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *gʷanasū ?
2nd singular *gʷanasesi ? *gʷane
3rd singular *gʷanaseti ? *gʷanetou
1st plural *gʷanasomosi ? *gʷanomos
2nd plural *gʷanasetesi ? *gʷanete
3rd plural *gʷanasonti ? *gʷanontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *gʷanūr *gʷigʷnāsūr
2nd singular *gʷanetar *gʷigʷnāsetar
3rd singular *gʷanetor ? *gʷigʷnāsetor
1st plural *gʷanommor *gʷigʷnāsommor
2nd plural *gʷanedwe *gʷigʷnāsedwe
3rd plural *gʷanontor ? *gʷigʷnāsontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *gʷanasūr
2nd singular *gʷanasetar
3rd singular *gʷanasetor
1st plural *gʷanasommor
2nd plural *gʷanasedwe
3rd plural *gʷanasontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *gʷantos *gʷantou *gʷantoi
vocative *gʷante *gʷantou *gʷantoi
accusative *gʷantom *gʷantou *gʷantoms
genitive *gʷantī *gʷantous *gʷantom
dative *gʷantūi *gʷantobom *gʷantobos
instrumental *gʷantū *gʷantobim *gʷantobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *gʷantā *gʷantai *gʷantās
vocative *gʷantā *gʷantai *gʷantās
accusative *gʷantam *gʷantai *gʷantams
genitive *gʷantās *gʷantous *gʷantom
dative *gʷantai *gʷantābom *gʷantābos
instrumental *? *gʷantābim *gʷantābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *gʷantom *gʷantou *gʷantā
vocative *gʷantom *gʷantou *gʷantā
accusative *gʷantom *gʷantou *gʷantā
genitive *gʷantī *gʷantous *gʷantom
dative *gʷantūi *gʷantobom *gʷantobos
instrumental *gʷantū *gʷantobim *gʷantobis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwėnɨd
    • Middle Breton: goanaff
    • Cornish: gwana
    • Welsh: gwanu
  • Old Irish: gonaid