Proto-Celtic
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Etymology
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Unknown. The only similar-looking word of comparable semantics would be Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to strike, slay”).[1][2]
*sladyeti
- to strike
- to slay
Inflection
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| Thematic present, suffixless preterite
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| Active voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*sladyū
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*sladyemam
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*seslātsū
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?
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| 2nd singular
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*sladyesi
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*sladyetās
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*seslātsesi
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?
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| 3rd singular
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*sladyeti
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*sladyeto
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*seslātseti
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?
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| 1st plural
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*sladyomosi
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*sladyemo
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*seslātsomosi
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?
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| 2nd plural
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*sladyetesi
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*sladyestē
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*seslātsetesi
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?
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| 3rd plural
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*sladyonti
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*sladyento
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*seslātsonti
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?
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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*slātsū
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*slātsesi
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?
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*sladye
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| 3rd singular
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*slātseti
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?
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*sladyetou
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| 1st plural
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*slātsomosi
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?
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*sladyomos
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| 2nd plural
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*slātsetesi
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?
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*sladyete
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| 3rd plural
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*slātsonti
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?
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*sladyontou
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*sladyūr
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—
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*seslātsūr
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*sladyetar
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—
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*seslātsetar
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*sladyetor
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?
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*seslātsetor
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—
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| 1st plural
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*sladyommor
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—
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*seslātsommor
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*sladyedwe
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—
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*seslātsedwe
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*sladyontor
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?
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*seslātsontor
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—
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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*slātsūr
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*slātsetar
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*slātsetor
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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*slātsommor
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*slātsedwe
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*slātsontor
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—
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—
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| Declension of the past participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*slassos
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*slassou
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*slassoi
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| vocative
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*slasse
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*slassou
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*slassoi
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| accusative
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*slassom
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*slassou
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*slassoms
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| genitive
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*slassī
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*slassous
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*slassom
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| dative
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*slassūi
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*slassobom
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*slassobos
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| instrumental
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*slassū
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*slassobim
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*slassobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*slassā
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*slassai
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*slassās
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| vocative
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*slassā
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*slassai
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*slassās
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| accusative
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*slassam
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*slassai
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*slassams
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| genitive
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*slassās
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*slassous
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*slassom
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| dative
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*slassai
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*slassābom
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*slassābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*slassābim
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*slassābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*slassom
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*slassou
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*slassā
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| vocative
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*slassom
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*slassou
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*slassā
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| accusative
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*slassom
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*slassou
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*slassā
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| genitive
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*slassī
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*slassous
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*slassom
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| dative
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*slassūi
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*slassobom
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*slassobos
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| instrumental
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*slassū
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*slassobim
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*slassobis
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Descendants
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Related terms
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References
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- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
