Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meteti

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *met-. Cognate with Latin metō.

Verb

*meteti

1. to reap
2. to cut

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*metū	*metemam	*mintsū	*māta
2nd singular	*metesi	*metetās	*mintsesi	*mātas?
3rd singular	*meteti	*meteto	*mintseti	*māte
1st plural	*metomosi	*metemo	*mintsomosi	*mātmo
2nd plural	*metetesi	*metestē	*mintsetesi	*māsse
3rd plural	*metonti	*metento	*mintsonti	*mātars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*metsū	?	—
2nd singular	*metsesi	?	*mete
3rd singular	*metseti	?	*metetou
1st plural	*metsomosi	?	*metomos
2nd plural	*metsetesi	?	*metete
3rd plural	*metsonti	?	*metontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*metūr	—	*mintsūr	—
2nd singular	*metetar	—	*mintsetar	—
3rd singular	*metetor	?	*mintsetor	—
1st plural	*metommor	—	*mintsommor	—
2nd plural	*metedwe	—	*mintsedwe	—
3rd plural	*metontor	?	*mintsontor	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*metsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*metsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*metsetor	—	—
1st plural	*metsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*metsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*metsontor	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messos	*messou	*messoi
vocative	*messe	*messou	*messoi
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messoms
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messā	*messai	*messās
vocative	*messā	*messai	*messās
accusative	*messam	*messai	*messams
genitive	*messās	*messous	*messom
dative	*messai	*messābom	*messābos
instrumental	*?	*messābim	*messābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messom	*messou	*messā
vocative	*messom	*messou	*messā
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messā
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis

Derived terms

• *metelā (“band of reapers”)
• *metelos
• *de-messos
  • Old Irish: demess (“shears, scissors”)
    • Middle Irish: demes
      • Irish: deimheas

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *mėdɨd
  • Middle Breton: midiff
  • Cornish: midzhi
  • Middle Welsh: medi
    • Welsh: medi, Medi