Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wēdeti

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 *weyd- (to perceive, see).[1]

Verb edit

*wēdeti[1]

  1. to tell, relate

Inflection edit

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *wēdū *wēdemam *wiwissū *wiwida
2nd singular *wēdesi *wēdetās *wiwissesi *wiwidas?
3rd singular *wēdeti *wēdeto *wiwisseti *wiwide
1st plural *wēdomosi *wēdemo *wiwissomosi *wiwidmo
2nd plural *wēdetesi *wēdestē *wiwissetesi *wiwisse
3rd plural *wēdonti *wēdento *wiwissonti *wiwidar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *wēsū ?
2nd singular *wēsesi ? *wēde
3rd singular *wēseti ? *wēdetou
1st plural *wēsomosi ? *wēdomos
2nd plural *wēsetesi ? *wēdete
3rd plural *wēsonti ? *wēdontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *wēdūr *wiwissūr
2nd singular *wēdetar *wiwissetar
3rd singular *wēdetor ? *wiwissetor
1st plural *wēdommor *wiwissommor
2nd plural *wēdedwe *wiwissedwe
3rd plural *wēdontor ? *wiwissontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *wēsūr
2nd singular *wēsetar
3rd singular *wēsetor
1st plural *wēsommor
2nd plural *wēsedwe
3rd plural *wēsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wissos *wissou *wissoi
vocative *wisse *wissou *wissoi
accusative *wissom *wissou *wissoms
genitive *wissī *wissous *wissom
dative *wissūi *wissobom *wissobos
instrumental *wissū *wissobim *wissobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wissā *wissai *wissās
vocative *wissā *wissai *wissās
accusative *wissam *wissai *wissams
genitive *wissās *wissous *wissom
dative *wissai *wissābom *wissābos
instrumental *? *wissābim *wissābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wissom *wissou *wissā
vocative *wissom *wissou *wissā
accusative *wissom *wissou *wissā
genitive *wissī *wissous *wissom
dative *wissūi *wissobom *wissobos
instrumental *wissū *wissobim *wissobis

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: ad·fét
  • Old Irish: in·fét

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēd-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 407