Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snigʷyeti
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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 *snigʷʰ-ye-ti (“to stick to”), from *sneygʷʰ-.[1]
Verb[edit]
*snigʷyeti
- to snow
Reconstruction notes[edit]
Welsh nyfio “to snow” is a ghost word.[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *snigʷyū | *snigʷyemam | *sisnixsū | *sisnoigʷa |
| 2nd singular | *snigʷyesi | *snigʷyetās | *sisnixsesi | *sisnoigʷas? |
| 3rd singular | *snigʷyeti | *snigʷyeto | *sisnixseti | *sisnoigʷe |
| 1st plural | *snigʷyomosi | *snigʷyemo | *sisnixsomosi | *sisnoigʷmo |
| 2nd plural | *snigʷyetesi | *snigʷyestē | *sisnixsetesi | *sisnoigʷe |
| 3rd plural | *snigʷyonti | *snigʷyento | *sisnixsonti | *sisnoigʷar |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *snēxsū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *snēxsesi | ? | *snigʷye | |
| 3rd singular | *snēxseti | ? | *snigʷyetou | |
| 1st plural | *snēxsomosi | ? | *snigʷyomos | |
| 2nd plural | *snēxsetesi | ? | *snigʷyete | |
| 3rd plural | *snēxsonti | ? | *snigʷyontou | |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*snig-i̯e/o- oder *snigu̯-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, page 597