< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meleti
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”).
Verb
*meleti
- to grind, to crush
Inflection
| Thematic present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *melū | *melennem | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *melesi | *melītū | ? | ? |
| 3rd singular | *meleti | *mele(to) | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *melomu | *melemmets | ? | ? |
| 2nd plural | *melete | *meletes, *meleswīs | ? | ? |
| 3rd plural | *melonti | *melentets | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | ? | *melī | |
| 3rd singular | ? | ? | *melet | |
| 1st plural | ? | ? | *melomu | |
| 2nd plural | ? | ? | *meletīs | |
| 3rd plural | ? | ? | *melont | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *melūr | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *meletar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *meletor | *meletey | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *melommor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *meledwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *melontor | *melentits | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | *meletar | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | *melor | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | *melommor | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | *meledwe | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | *melontor | |
Descendants
- Old Irish: meilid