Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snadeti

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 *sneh₂/₃dʰ (“to hew”). Cognate with Old High German snatta (“scar”). Alternatively, the root may be reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *sneHd- and related to Old Norse snata (“spear”), Old High German snazo (“pike”), Russian снасть (snastʹ, “tackle, rope”).

Verb

*snadeti

1. to cut, to carve

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*snadū	*snademam	*sisnātsū	*sesnāda
2nd singular	*snadesi	*snadetās	*sisnātsesi	*sesnādas?
3rd singular	*snadeti	*snadeto	*sisnātseti	*sesnāde
1st plural	*snadomosi	*snademo	*sisnātsomosi	*sesnādmo
2nd plural	*snadetesi	*snadestē	*sisnātsetesi	*sesnāsse
3rd plural	*snadonti	*snadento	*sisnātsonti	*sesnādar
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*snātsū	?	—
2nd singular	*snātsesi	?	*snade
3rd singular	*snātseti	?	*snadetou
1st plural	*snātsomosi	?	*snadomos
2nd plural	*snātsetesi	?	*snadete
3rd plural	*snātsonti	?	*snadontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*snadūr	—	*sisnātsūr	—
2nd singular	*snadetar	—	*sisnātsetar	—
3rd singular	*snadetor	?	*sisnātsetor	—
1st plural	*snadommor	—	*sisnātsommor	—
2nd plural	*snadedwe	—	*sisnātsedwe	—
3rd plural	*snadontor	?	*sisnātsontor	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*snātsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*snātsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*snātsetor	—	—
1st plural	*snātsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*snātsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*snātsontor	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*snassos	*snassou	*snassoi
vocative	*snasse	*snassou	*snassoi
accusative	*snassom	*snassou	*snassoms
genitive	*snassī	*snassous	*snassom
dative	*snassūi	*snassobom	*snassobos
instrumental	*snassū	*snassobim	*snassobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*snassā	*snassai	*snassās
vocative	*snassā	*snassai	*snassās
accusative	*snassam	*snassai	*snassams
genitive	*snassās	*snassous	*snassom
dative	*snassai	*snassābom	*snassābos
instrumental	*?	*snassābim	*snassābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*snassom	*snassou	*snassā
vocative	*snassom	*snassou	*snassā
accusative	*snassom	*snassou	*snassā
genitive	*snassī	*snassous	*snassom
dative	*snassūi	*snassobom	*snassobos
instrumental	*snassū	*snassobim	*snassobis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *nėðɨd
  • Welsh: naddu
• Middle Irish: snaidid
  • Irish: snoigh
  • Scottish Gaelic: snaidh
• ⇒ Old Irish: in·snaid (“to insert”)