Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/aleti

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from the root *h₂el-.

Verb

*aleti

1. to nourish, grow

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*alū	*alemam	?	*alta
2nd singular	*alesi	*aletās	?	*altas?
3rd singular	*aleti	*aleto	?	*alte
1st plural	*alomosi	*alemo	?	*altmo
2nd plural	*aletesi	*alestē	?	*alsse
3rd plural	*alonti	*alento	?	*altars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*alāū	?	—
2nd singular	*alāesi	?	*ale
3rd singular	*alāeti	?	*aletou
1st plural	*alāomosi	?	*alomos
2nd plural	*alāetesi	?	*alete
3rd plural	*alāonti	?	*alontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*alūr	—	?	—
2nd singular	*aletar	—	?	—
3rd singular	*aletor	?	?	—
1st plural	*alommor	—	?	—
2nd plural	*aledwe	—	?	—
3rd plural	*alontor	?	?	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*alāūr	—	—
2nd singular	*alāetar	—	—
3rd singular	*alāetor	—	—
1st plural	*alāommor	—	—
2nd plural	*alāedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*alāontor	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*altos	*altou	*altoi
vocative	*alte	*altou	*altoi
accusative	*altom	*altou	*altoms
genitive	*altī	*altous	*altom
dative	*altūi	*altobom	*altobos
instrumental	*altū	*altobim	*altobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*altā	*altai	*altās
vocative	*altā	*altai	*altās
accusative	*altam	*altai	*altams
genitive	*altās	*altous	*altom
dative	*altai	*altābom	*altābos
instrumental	*?	*altābim	*altābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*altom	*altou	*altā
vocative	*altom	*altou	*altā
accusative	*altom	*altou	*altā
genitive	*altī	*altous	*altom
dative	*altūi	*altobom	*altobos
instrumental	*altū	*altobim	*altobis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *alɨd
  • Middle Breton: halaff
  • Middle Welsh: alu, alho (3sg.pres.subj.)
• Old Irish: ailid, ·ail
  • Irish: oil

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*al-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 30
• Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales