Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tannuti

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 *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).^[1]

Verb

*tannuti

to stretch

Inflection

Suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*tannumi	*tannumam	*titansū	*tetona
2nd singular	*tannusi	*tannutās	*titansesi	*tetonas?
3rd singular	*tannuti	*tannuto	*titanseti	*tetone
1st plural	*tannumosi	*tannumo	*titansomosi	*tetonmo
2nd plural	*tannutesi	*tannustē	*titansetesi	*tetone
3rd plural	*tannunti	*tannunto	*titansonti	*tetonars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	?	—
2nd singular	?	?	*tannu
3rd singular	?	?	*tannutou
1st plural	?	?	*tannumos
2nd plural	?	?	*tannute
3rd plural	?	?	*tannuntou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*tannur	—	*titansūr	—
2nd singular	*tannutar	—	*titansetar	—
3rd singular	*tannutor	?	*titansetor	—
1st plural	*tannummor	—	*titansommor	—
2nd plural	*tannudwe	—	*titansedwe	—
3rd plural	*tannuntor	?	*titansontor	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	—	—
2nd singular	?	—	—
3rd singular	?	—	—
1st plural	?	—	—
2nd plural	?	—	—
3rd plural	?	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tantos	*tantou	*tantoi
vocative	*tante	*tantou	*tantoi
accusative	*tantom	*tantou	*tantoms
genitive	*tantī	*tantous	*tantom
dative	*tantūi	*tantobom	*tantobos
instrumental	*tantū	*tantobim	*tantobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tantā	*tantai	*tantās
vocative	*tantā	*tantai	*tantās
accusative	*tantam	*tantai	*tantams
genitive	*tantās	*tantous	*tantom
dative	*tantai	*tantābom	*tantābos
instrumental	*?	*tantābim	*tantābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tantom	*tantou	*tantā
vocative	*tantom	*tantou	*tantā
accusative	*tantom	*tantou	*tantā
genitive	*tantī	*tantous	*tantom
dative	*tantūi	*tantobom	*tantobos
instrumental	*tantū	*tantobim	*tantobis

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic:
- Cornish: tan (“take”, imperative)
- Middle Welsh: tannu, tanu
  - Welsh: tanu, tannu

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tan-nu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tan-nu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369

[1]