Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yēgeti

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

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Etymology

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From a reduplicated present *h₁í-h₁eyǵʰ-ti from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ-.[1][2] Distantly related to Ancient Greek ἰχανάω (ikhanáō, to desire) and Sanskrit ईहति (īhati, to desire).

Verb

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*yēgeti

  1. to scream, cry out

Inflection

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Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *yēgū *yēgemam ? ?
2nd singular *yēgesi *yēgetās ? ?
3rd singular *yēgeti *yēgeto ? ?
1st plural *yēgomosi *yēgemo ? ?
2nd plural *yēgetesi *yēgestē ? ?
3rd plural *yēgonti *yēgento ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *yēxsū ?
2nd singular *yēxsesi ? *yēge
3rd singular *yēxseti ? *yēgetou
1st plural *yēxsomosi ? *yēgomos
2nd plural *yēxsetesi ? *yēgete
3rd plural *yēxsonti ? *yēgontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *yēgūr ?
2nd singular *yēgetar ?
3rd singular *yēgetor ? ?
1st plural *yēgommor ?
2nd plural *yēgedwe ?
3rd plural *yēgontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *yēxsūr
2nd singular *yēxsetar
3rd singular *yēxsetor
1st plural *yēxsommor
2nd plural *yēxsedwe
3rd plural *yēxsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *yēxtos *yēxtou *yēxtoi
vocative *yēxte *yēxtou *yēxtoi
accusative *yēxtom *yēxtou *yēxtoms
genitive *yēxtī *yēxtous *yēxtom
dative *yēxtūi *yēxtobom *yēxtobos
instrumental *yēxtū *yēxtobim *yēxtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *yēxtā *yēxtai *yēxtās
vocative *yēxtā *yēxtai *yēxtās
accusative *yēxtam *yēxtai *yēxtams
genitive *yēxtās *yēxtous *yēxtom
dative *yēxtai *yēxtābom *yēxtābos
instrumental *? *yēxtābim *yēxtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *yēxtom *yēxtou *yēxtā
vocative *yēxtom *yēxtou *yēxtā
accusative *yēxtom *yēxtou *yēxtā
genitive *yēxtī *yēxtous *yēxtom
dative *yēxtūi *yēxtobom *yēxtobos
instrumental *yēxtū *yēxtobim *yēxtobis

Derived terms

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  • *yēxtos (from past participle)
    • Middle Irish: íacht
    • Old Irish: íachtaid
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mees, Bernard (2011 December 14) “Words from the well at Gallo-Roman Châteaubleau”, in Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, volume 58, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 87–108
  2. ^ Darling, Mark (2020) The Subjunctive in Celtic: Studies in Historical Phonology and Morphology[1], University of Cambridge, →DOI, page 118