Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/katyeti

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 the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *keh₂t-, compare Russian катать (katatʹ, to rush, roll). The original meaning of "throw" for the Irish word is assumed by Matasovic, though this use is not actually attested.

Verb edit

*katyeti[1]

  1. to throw

Declension edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *katyū *katyemam ? ?
2nd singular *katyesi *katyetās ? ?
3rd singular *katyeti *katyeto ? ?
1st plural *katyomosi *katyemo ? ?
2nd plural *katyetesi *katyestē ? ?
3rd plural *katyonti *katyento ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ? ?
2nd singular ? ? *katye
3rd singular ? ? *katyetou
1st plural ? ? *katyomos
2nd plural ? ? *katyete
3rd plural ? ? *katyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *katyūr ?
2nd singular *katyetar ?
3rd singular *katyetor ? ?
1st plural *katyommor ?
2nd plural *katyedwe ?
3rd plural *katyontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?

Descendants edit

  • Old Irish: caithid (use, consume)
    • Middle Irish: caithid (use, consume; throw)
  • Gaulish: *kateya
    • Latin: catēia (projectile)

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kat-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 195-96