Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/knāyeti

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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 *kneh₂- (to bite, to gnaw).

Verb[edit]

*knāyeti[1]

  1. to bite, to chew

Inflection[edit]

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *knāyū *knāyemam ? ?
2nd singular *knāyesi *knāyetās ? ?
3rd singular *knāyeti *knāyeto ? ?
1st plural *knāyomosi *knāyemo ? ?
2nd plural *knāyetesi *knāyestē ? ?
3rd plural *knāyonti *knāyento ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *knāsū ?
2nd singular *knāsesi ? *knāye
3rd singular *knāseti ? *knāyetou
1st plural *knāsomosi ? *knāyomos
2nd plural *knāsetesi ? *knāyete
3rd plural *knāsonti ? *knāyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *knāyūr ?
2nd singular *knāyetar ?
3rd singular *knāyetor ? ?
1st plural *knāyommor ?
2nd plural *knāyedwe ?
3rd plural *knāyontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *knāsūr
2nd singular *knāsetar
3rd singular *knāsetor
1st plural *knāsommor
2nd plural *knāsedwe
3rd plural *knāsontor

Descendants[edit]

  • Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: cnoi, cny (Present, 3rd singular)
  • Goidelic:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*knāy-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 211