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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)néh₂ti
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Athematic root present of the root *(s)neh₂-.
Verb
*(s)néh₂ti (imperfective)
- to swim, to be swimming
Inflection
| Imperfective, athematic, active only | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *(s)néh₂ti | ||||
| 3rd plural | *(s)n̥h₂énti | ||||
| Active voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *(s)néh₂mi | *(s)nā́m | — | *(s)néh₂oh₂ | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *(s)néh₂si | *(s)néh₂s | *(s)néh₂, *(s)n̥h₂dʰí | *(s)néh₂esi | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁s |
| 3rd singular | *(s)néh₂ti | *(s)néh₂t | *(s)néh₂tu | *(s)néh₂eti | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁t |
| 1st dual | *(s)n̥h₂wós | *(s)n̥h₂wé | — | *(s)néh₂owos | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁wé |
| 2nd dual | *(s)n̥h₂tés | *(s)n̥h₂tóm | *(s)n̥h₂tóm | *(s)néh₂etes | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tóm |
| 3rd dual | *(s)n̥h₂tés | *(s)n̥h₂tā́m | *(s)n̥h₂tā́m | *(s)néh₂etes | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tā́m |
| 1st plural | *(s)n̥h₂mós | *(s)n̥h₂mé | — | *(s)néh₂omos | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁mé |
| 2nd plural | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)néh₂ete | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁té |
| 3rd plural | *(s)n̥h₂énti | *(s)n̥h₂ént | *(s)n̥h₂éntu | *(s)néh₂onti | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁ént |
| Participle | *(s)n̥h₂ónts | ||||
Descendants
- Proto-Celtic: *snāti[1]
- Old Irish: snaïd, -sná
- Hellenic: (by analogy with πλέω (pléō, “sail”))
- Ancient Greek: νέω (néō, “swim”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snáHti
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snáHti
- Sanskrit: स्नाति (snā́ti)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snáHti
- Proto-Italic: *snāō
- Latin: nō
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*snā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 348