Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ageti

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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Cognate with Sanskrit अजति (ajati), Latin agō, Old Armenian ածեմ (acem).

Verb[edit]

*ageti

  1. to drive

Inflection[edit]

Thematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *agū *agemam *agam
2nd singular *agesi *agetās *axs
3rd singular *ageti *ageto *axt
1st plural *agomosi *agemo *agme
2nd plural *agetesi *agestē *axte
3rd plural *agonti *agento *agant
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *agāsū ?
2nd singular *agāsesi ? *age
3rd singular *agāseti ? *agetou
1st plural *agāsomosi ? *agomos
2nd plural *agāsetesi ? *agete
3rd plural *agāsonti ? *agontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *agūr
2nd singular *agetar
3rd singular *agetor ?
1st plural *agommor
2nd plural *agedwe
3rd plural *agontor ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *agāsūr
2nd singular *agāsetar
3rd singular *agāsetor
1st plural *agāsommor
2nd plural *agāsedwe
3rd plural *agāsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *axtos *axtou *axtoi
vocative *axte *axtou *axtoi
accusative *axtom *axtou *axtoms
genitive *axtī *axtous *axtom
dative *axtūi *axtobom *axtobos
instrumental *axtū *axtobim *axtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *axtā *axtai *axtās
vocative *axtā *axtai *axtās
accusative *axtam *axtai *axtams
genitive *axtās *axtous *axtom
dative *axtai *axtābom *axtābos
instrumental *? *axtābim *axtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *axtom *axtou *axtā
vocative *axtom *axtou *axtā
accusative *axtom *axtou *axtā
genitive *axtī *axtous *axtom
dative *axtūi *axtobom *axtobos
instrumental *axtū *axtobim *axtobis

This verb was subject to pervasive suppletion in all daughter languages, moreso in Brythonic, often taking up forms originally from *ɸalnati.

Derived terms[edit]

  • *ambi-ad-ageti
    • Middle Welsh: ymddaaf (1sg pres), ymdda (3sg pres) (finite forms of ymdaith)
  • *kanta-ambi-ad-ageti
  • *to-ageti
    • Proto-Brythonic:
      • Breton: dont (finite forms)
      • Cornish: dones, dos (finite forms)
      • Welsh: dod (finite forms)
    • Old Irish: do·aig (to drive off)
  • *uɸor-ambi-ad-ageti

Descendants[edit]

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