Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lamyeti

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 *h₃lem-. Cognate with Lithuanian lémti.

Verb edit

*lamyeti[1]

  1. to dare

Inflection edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *lamyū *lamyemam *lilmasū *lāma
2nd singular *lamyesi *lamyetās *lilmasesi *lāmas?
3rd singular *lamyeti *lamyeto *lilmaseti *lāme
1st plural *lamyomosi *lamyemo *lilmasomosi *lāmmo
2nd plural *lamyetesi *lamyestē *lilmasetesi *lānte
3rd plural *lamyonti *lamyento *lilmasonti *lāmar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lamasū ?
2nd singular *lamasesi ? *lamye
3rd singular *lamaseti ? *lamyetou
1st plural *lamasomosi ? *lamyomos
2nd plural *lamasetesi ? *lamyete
3rd plural *lamasonti ? *lamyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *lamyūr *lilmasūr
2nd singular *lamyetar *lilmasetar
3rd singular *lamyetor ? *lilmasetor
1st plural *lamyommor *lilmasommor
2nd plural *lamyedwe *lilmasedwe
3rd plural *lamyontor ? *lilmasontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lamasūr
2nd singular *lamasetar
3rd singular *lamasetor
1st plural *lamasommor
2nd plural *lamasedwe
3rd plural *lamasontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *lantos *lantou *lantoi
vocative *lante *lantou *lantoi
accusative *lantom *lantou *lantoms
genitive *lantī *lantous *lantom
dative *lantūi *lantobom *lantobos
instrumental *lantū *lantobim *lantobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *lantā *lantai *lantās
vocative *lantā *lantai *lantās
accusative *lantam *lantai *lantams
genitive *lantās *lantous *lantom
dative *lantai *lantābom *lantābos
instrumental *? *lantābim *lantābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *lantom *lantou *lantā
vocative *lantom *lantou *lantā
accusative *lantom *lantou *lantā
genitive *lantī *lantous *lantom
dative *lantūi *lantobom *lantobos
instrumental *lantū *lantobim *lantobis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: ro·laimethar

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lam-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232