Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/starnati

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 *sterh₃- (to spread).

See also Sanskrit आस्तॄ (āstṝ, spread), Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (stərəiti, spread, extend), Ancient Greek στόρνυμι (stórnumi, scatter), στρατός (stratós, army, people, body of men), Old Church Slavonic прострѣти (prostrěti, stretch, expand), просторъ (prostorŭ, spaciousness), Old English strewian (English strew), Old Norse strá.

Verb edit

*starnati[1]

  1. to broaden, strew

Inflection edit

Athematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *starnami *starnamam *sistrāsū *stiram
2nd singular *starnasi *starnatās *sistrāsesi *stirs
3rd singular *starnati *starnato *sistrāseti *stirt
1st plural *starnamosi *starnamo *sistrāsomosi *stirme
2nd plural *starnatesi *starnastē *sistrāsetesi *stirte
3rd plural *starnanti *starnanto *sistrāsonti *stirant
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *sterasū ?
2nd singular *sterasesi ? *starna
3rd singular *steraseti ? *starnatou
1st plural *sterasomosi ? *starnamos
2nd plural *sterasetesi ? *starnate
3rd plural *sterasonti ? *starnantou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *starnar *sistrāsūr
2nd singular *starnatar *sistrāsetar
3rd singular *starnator ? *sistrāsetor
1st plural *starnammor *sistrāsommor
2nd plural *starnadwe *sistrāsedwe
3rd plural *starnantor ? *sistrāsontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *sterasūr
2nd singular *sterasetar
3rd singular *sterasetor
1st plural *sterasommor
2nd plural *sterasedwe
3rd plural *sterasontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *strātos *strātou *strātoi
vocative *strāte *strātou *strātoi
accusative *strātom *strātou *strātoms
genitive *strātī *strātous *strātom
dative *strātūi *strātobom *strātobos
instrumental *strātū *strātobim *strātobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *strātā *strātai *strātās
vocative *strātā *strātai *strātās
accusative *strātam *strātai *strātams
genitive *strātās *strātous *strātom
dative *strātai *strātābom *strātābos
instrumental *? *strātābim *strātābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *strātom *strātou *strātā
vocative *strātom *strātou *strātā
accusative *strātom *strātou *strātā
genitive *strātī *strātous *strātom
dative *strātūi *strātobom *strātobos
instrumental *strātū *strātobim *strātobis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: sernaid

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*star-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354