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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kaneti
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti (“to sing”), from the root *keh₂n-.[1] Cognate with Latin canere (“to sing, chant, sound, play (an instrument)”) and possibly Sanskrit कणति (kaṇati, “to make noise, cry out, call”).
Verb
*kaneti[1]
- to sing
Inflection
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *kanū | *kanemam | *kikanasū | *kekāna |
| 2nd singular | *kanesi | *kanetās | *kikanasesi | *kekānas? |
| 3rd singular | *kaneti | *kaneto | *kikanaseti | *kekāne |
| 1st plural | *kanomosi | *kanemo | *kikanasomosi | ? |
| 2nd plural | *kanetesi | *kanestē | *kikanasetesi | ? |
| 3rd plural | *kanonti | *kanento | *kikanasonti | *kekānar? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *kanasū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *kanasesi | ? | *kane | |
| 3rd singular | *kanaseti | ? | *kanetou | |
| 1st plural | *kanasomosi | ? | *kanomos | |
| 2nd plural | *kanasetesi | ? | *kanete | |
| 3rd plural | *kanasonti | ? | *kanontou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *kanūr | — | *kikanasūr | — |
| 2nd singular | *kanetar | — | *kikanasetar | — |
| 3rd singular | *kanetor | ? | *kikanasetor | — |
| 1st plural | *kanommor | — | *kikanasommor | — |
| 2nd plural | *kanedwe | — | *kikanasedwe | — |
| 3rd plural | *kanontor | ? | *kikanasontor | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *kanasūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *kanasetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *kanasetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *kanasommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *kanasedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *kanasontor | — | — | |
| Declension of the past participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kantos | *kantou | *kantoi |
| vocative | *kante | *kantou | *kantūs |
| accusative | *kantom | *kantou | *kantoms |
| genitive | *kantī | *kantous | *kantom |
| dative | *kantūi | *kantobom | *kantobos |
| instrumental | *kantū | *kantobim | *kantobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kantā | *kantai | *kantās |
| vocative | *kantā | *kantai | *kantās |
| accusative | *kantam | *kantai | *kantams |
| genitive | *kantās | *kantous | *kantom |
| dative | *kantai | *kantābom | *kantābos |
| instrumental | *? | *kantābim | *kantābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kantom | *kantou | *kantā |
| vocative | *kantom | *kantou | *kantā |
| accusative | *kantom | *kantou | *kantā |
| genitive | *kantī | *kantous | *kantom |
| dative | *kantūi | *kantobom | *kantobos |
| instrumental | *kantū | *kantobim | *kantobis |
Derived terms
- *kantlom
- *toɸareuɸokaneti
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *kėnɨd
- Middle Breton: canaff
- Breton: kanañ
- Cornish: kana
- Old Welsh: canam
- Middle Welsh: canu
- Welsh: canu
- Middle Welsh: canu
- Middle Breton: canaff
- Old Irish: canaid
- Irish: can
- Scottish Gaelic: can
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kan-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187