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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wēdeti
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to perceive, see”).[1]
Verb
*wēdeti[1]
- to tell, relate
Inflection
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *wēdū | *wēdemam | *wiwissū | *wiwida |
| 2nd singular | *wēdesi | *wēdetās | *wiwissesi | *wiwidas? |
| 3rd singular | *wēdeti | *wēdeto | *wiwisseti | *wiwide |
| 1st plural | *wēdomosi | *wēdemo | *wiwissomosi | ? |
| 2nd plural | *wēdetesi | *wēdestē | *wiwissetesi | ? |
| 3rd plural | *wēdonti | *wēdento | *wiwissonti | *wiwidar? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *wēsū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *wēsesi | ? | *wēde | |
| 3rd singular | *wēseti | ? | *wēdetou | |
| 1st plural | *wēsomosi | ? | *wēdomos | |
| 2nd plural | *wēsetesi | ? | *wēdete | |
| 3rd plural | *wēsonti | ? | *wēdontou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *wēdūr | — | *wiwissūr | — |
| 2nd singular | *wēdetar | — | *wiwissetar | — |
| 3rd singular | *wēdetor | ? | *wiwissetor | — |
| 1st plural | *wēdommor | — | *wiwissommor | — |
| 2nd plural | *wēdedwe | — | *wiwissedwe | — |
| 3rd plural | *wēdontor | ? | *wiwissontor | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *wēsūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *wēsetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *wēsetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *wēsommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *wēsedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *wēsontor | — | — | |
| Declension of the past participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wissos | *wissou | *wissoi |
| vocative | *wisse | *wissou | *wissūs |
| accusative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissoms |
| genitive | *wissī | *wissous | *wissom |
| dative | *wissūi | *wissobom | *wissobos |
| instrumental | *wissū | *wissobim | *wissobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wissā | *wissai | *wissās |
| vocative | *wissā | *wissai | *wissās |
| accusative | *wissam | *wissai | *wissams |
| genitive | *wissās | *wissous | *wissom |
| dative | *wissai | *wissābom | *wissābos |
| instrumental | *? | *wissābim | *wissābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
| vocative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
| accusative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
| genitive | *wissī | *wissous | *wissom |
| dative | *wissūi | *wissobom | *wissobos |
| instrumental | *wissū | *wissobim | *wissobis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- ⇒ Middle Welsh: amcawdd, amceudd
- ⇒ Old Irish: adfét
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wēd-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 407