Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/latāną

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *lataz (“late”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.tɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*latāną

1. to be slow, to tarry
2. to become slow

Inflection

Conjugation of *latāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*latō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*lataisi	?	*latai	*latāsai	?
3rd singular	*lataiþi	?	*latāþau	*latāþai	?
1st dual	*latōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*latāþiz	?	*latāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*latāmaz	?	—	*latānþai	?
2nd plural	*lataiþ	?	*lataiþ	*latānþai	?
3rd plural	*latānþi	?	*latānþau	*latānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*latadǭ	*latadēdį̄
2nd singular	*latadēz	*latadēdīz
3rd singular	*latadē	*latadēdī
1st dual	*latadēdū	*latadēdīw
2nd dual	*latadēdudiz	*latadēdīdiz
1st plural	*latadēdum	*latadēdīm
2nd plural	*latadēdud	*latadēdīd
3rd plural	*latadēdun	*latadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*latāndz	*latadaz

Alternative reconstructions

• *latōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *latēn
  • Old English: latian
    • Middle English: laten
  • Old Saxon: *latōn
    • Middle Low German: lāten
  • Old High German: lazēn, lazzēn, lazōn
    • Middle High German: lazzen
• Old Norse: lata
  • Icelandic: lata