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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/legeti
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie in a resting position”).
Verb
*legeti
- to lie (to be in resting position)
Inflection
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *legū | *legennem | *lilxsū | *leloga |
| 2nd singular | *legesi | *legītū | *lilxsesi | ? |
| 3rd singular | *legeti | *lege(to) | *lilxseti | *leloge |
| 1st plural | *legomos | *legemmets | *lilxsomos | ? |
| 2nd plural | *legete | *legetes, *legeswīs | *lilxsete | ? |
| 3rd plural | *legonti | *legentets | *lilxsonti | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *lexsū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *lexsesi | ? | *lege | |
| 3rd singular | *lexseti | ? | — | |
| 1st plural | *lexsomos | ? | — | |
| 2nd plural | *lexsete | ? | *legete | |
| 3rd plural | *lexsonti | ? | — | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *legūr | — | *lilxsūr | — |
| 2nd singular | *legetar | — | *lilxsetar | — |
| 3rd singular | *legetor | *legetey | *lilxsetor | ? |
| 1st plural | *legommor | — | *lilxsommor | — |
| 2nd plural | *legedwe | — | *lilxsedwe | — |
| 3rd plural | *legontor | *legentits | *lilxsontor | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *lexsūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *lexsetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *lexsetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *lexsommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *lexsedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *lexsontor | — | — | |
Descendants
- Old Irish: laigid
- Irish: luigh
- Manx: lhie
- Scottish Gaelic: laigh
Related terms
- *legyom
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to leak”). This verb was reshaped into a weak ā-verb in Goidelic, but not in Brythonic.
Verb
*legeti
- to melt, dissolve
Conjugation
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *legū | *legennem | *lilxsū | *leloga |
| 2nd singular | *legesi | *legītū | *lilxsesi | ? |
| 3rd singular | *legeti | *lege(to) | *lilxseti | *leloge |
| 1st plural | *legomos | *legemmets | *lilxsomos | ? |
| 2nd plural | *legete | *legetes, *legeswīs | *lilxsete | ? |
| 3rd plural | *legonti | *legentets | *lilxsonti | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *lexsū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *lexsesi | ? | *lege | |
| 3rd singular | *lexseti | ? | — | |
| 1st plural | *lexsomos | ? | — | |
| 2nd plural | *lexsete | ? | *legete | |
| 3rd plural | *lexsonti | ? | — | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *legūr | — | *lilxsūr | — |
| 2nd singular | *legetar | — | *lilxsetar | — |
| 3rd singular | *legetor | *legetey | *lilxsetor | ? |
| 1st plural | *legommor | — | *lilxsommor | — |
| 2nd plural | *legedwe | — | *lilxsedwe | — |
| 3rd plural | *legontor | *legentits | *lilxsontor | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *lexsūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *lexsetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *lexsetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *lexsommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *lexsedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *lexsontor | — | — | |
Derived terms
- *dīlegeti
Descendants
- Old Irish: legaid
- Irish: leáigh
- Manx: lheie
- Scottish Gaelic: leagh