From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”). Cognate with Latin vincō (“to conquer”).
*wiketi[1][2]
- to fight
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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*wikū
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*wikemam
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*wiwixsū
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*wiwoika
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2nd singular
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*wikesi
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*wiketās
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*wiwixsesi
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*wiwoikas?
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3rd singular
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*wiketi
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*wiketo
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*wiwixseti
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*wiwoike
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1st plural
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*wikomosi
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*wikemo
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*wiwixsomosi
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*wiwoikmo
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2nd plural
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*wiketesi
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*wikestē
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*wiwixsetesi
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*wiwoixte
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3rd plural
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*wikonti
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*wikento
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*wiwixsonti
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*wiwoikars
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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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*weixsū
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?
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—
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2nd singular
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*weixsesi
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?
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*wike
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3rd singular
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*weixseti
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?
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*wiketou
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1st plural
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*weixsomosi
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?
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*wikomos
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2nd plural
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*weixsetesi
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?
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*wikete
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3rd plural
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*weixsonti
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?
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*wikontou
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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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*wikūr
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—
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*wiwixsūr
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—
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2nd singular
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*wiketar
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—
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*wiwixsetar
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—
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3rd singular
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*wiketor
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?
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*wiwixsetor
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—
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1st plural
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*wikommor
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—
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*wiwixsommor
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—
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2nd plural
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*wikedwe
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—
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*wiwixsedwe
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—
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3rd plural
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*wikontor
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?
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*wiwixsontor
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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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*weixsūr
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—
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—
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2nd singular
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*weixsetar
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—
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—
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3rd singular
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*weixsetor
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—
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—
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1st plural
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*weixsommor
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—
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—
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2nd plural
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*weixsedwe
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—
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—
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3rd plural
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*weixsontor
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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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*wixtos
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*wixtou
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*wixtoi
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vocative
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*wixte
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*wixtou
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*wixtoi
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accusative
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*wixtom
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*wixtou
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*wixtoms
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genitive
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*wixtī
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*wixtous
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*wixtom
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dative
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*wixtūi
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*wixtobom
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*wixtobos
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instrumental
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*wixtū
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*wixtobim
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*wixtobis
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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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*wixtā
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*wixtai
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*wixtās
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vocative
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*wixtā
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*wixtai
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*wixtās
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accusative
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*wixtam
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*wixtai
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*wixtams
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genitive
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*wixtās
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*wixtous
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*wixtom
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dative
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*wixtai
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*wixtābom
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*wixtābos
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instrumental
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*?
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*wixtābim
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*wixtābis
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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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*wixtom
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*wixtou
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*wixtā
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vocative
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*wixtom
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*wixtou
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*wixtā
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accusative
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*wixtom
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*wixtou
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*wixtā
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genitive
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*wixtī
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*wixtous
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*wixtom
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dative
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*wixtūi
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*wixtobom
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*wixtobos
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instrumental
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*wixtū
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*wixtobim
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*wixtobis
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- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wikʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*wik-e/o-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 124
- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “uic(o)-, -uices”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 318