Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/semeti

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 *semH- (to pump, draw water, scoop).[1] Cognate with Latin sentina, Ancient Greek ἀμάομαι (amáomai) and Lithuanian sémti.

Verb edit

*semeti[1]

  1. to pour

Inflection edit

Thematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *semū *sememam *sismāsū *semam
2nd singular *semesi *semetās *sismāsesi *sens
3rd singular *semeti *semeto *sismāseti *sent
1st plural *semomosi *sememo *sismāsomosi *semme
2nd plural *semetesi *semestē *sismāsetesi *sente
3rd plural *semonti *semento *sismāsonti *semant
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *semasū ?
2nd singular *semasesi ? *seme
3rd singular *semaseti ? *semetou
1st plural *semasomosi ? *semomos
2nd plural *semasetesi ? *semete
3rd plural *semasonti ? *semontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *semūr *sismāsūr
2nd singular *semetar *sismāsetar
3rd singular *semetor ? *sismāsetor
1st plural *semommor *sismāsommor
2nd plural *semedwe *sismāsedwe
3rd plural *semontor ? *sismāsontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *semasūr
2nd singular *semasetar
3rd singular *semasetor
1st plural *semasommor
2nd plural *semasedwe
3rd plural *semasontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *santos *santou *santoi
vocative *sante *santou *santoi
accusative *santom *santou *santoms
genitive *santī *santous *santom
dative *santūi *santobom *santobos
instrumental *santū *santobim *santobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *santā *santai *santās
vocative *santā *santai *santās
accusative *santam *santai *santams
genitive *santās *santous *santom
dative *santai *santābom *santābos
instrumental *? *santābim *santābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *santom *santou *santā
vocative *santom *santou *santā
accusative *santom *santou *santā
genitive *santī *santous *santom
dative *santūi *santobom *santobos
instrumental *santū *santobim *santobis

Derived terms edit

  • *uɸo-sem-d-eti (dental extension)
    • Proto-Brythonic:
  • *to-exs-semeti
  • *to-uss-semeti

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sem-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 330