Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snāti

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (to swim).[1]

Verb

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*snāti

  1. to swim

Inflection

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Ā-present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *snāmi *snāmam ? *sesnū
2nd singular *snāsi *snātās ? *sesnūs
3rd singular *snāti *snāto ? *sesnū
1st plural *snāmosi *snāmo ? *sesnamo
2nd plural *snātesi *snāstē ? *sesnate
3rd plural *snānti *snānto ? *sesnars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ? ?
2nd singular ? ? *snā
3rd singular ? ? *snātou
1st plural ? ? *snāmos
2nd plural ? ? *snāte
3rd plural ? ? *snāntou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *snār ?
2nd singular *snātar ?
3rd singular *snātor ? ?
1st plural *snāmmor ?
2nd plural *snādwe ?
3rd plural *snāntor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: snaid
    • Middle Irish: snáid

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*snā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 348