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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/delgeti

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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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LIV (following Vendryes)[1] and KPV[2] assign this to Proto-Indo-European *delǵʰ- (to become firm). Matasović says that *dl̥h₁gʰós should not be connected here and assigns no etymology, but also compares Albanian ndal (to stop).[3]

Verb

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*delgeti

  1. to hold

Inflection

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This verb had two present stems attested in Celtic: *delgeti and the *-sḱéti present *dalsketi. Here is the conjugation with *delg-e/o- as the present stem:

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *delgū *delgemam *didlixsū *dalga
2nd singular *delgesi *delgetās *didlixsesi *dalgas?
3rd singular *delgeti *delgeto *didlixseti *dalge
1st plural *delgomosi *delgemo *didlixsomosi *dalgmo
2nd plural *delgetesi *delgestē *didlixsetesi *dalxte
3rd plural *delgonti *delgento *didlixsonti *dalgars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *delxsū ?
2nd singular *delxsesi ? *delge
3rd singular *delxseti ? *delgetou
1st plural *delxsomosi ? *delgomos
2nd plural *delxsetesi ? *delgete
3rd plural *delxsonti ? *delgontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *delgūr *didlixsūr *dalgra
2nd singular *delgetar *didlixsetar *dalgras?
3rd singular *delgetor ? *didlixsetor *dalgre
1st plural *delgommor *didlixsommor ?
2nd plural *delgedwe *didlixsedwe ?
3rd plural *delgontor ? *didlixsontor ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *delxsūr
2nd singular *delxsetar
3rd singular *delxsetor
1st plural *delxsommor
2nd plural *delxsedwe
3rd plural *delxsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtos *dlixtou *dlixtoi
vocative *dlixte *dlixtou *dlixtoi
accusative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtoms
genitive *dlixtī *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtūi *dlixtobom *dlixtobos
instrumental *dlixtū *dlixtobim *dlixtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtā *dlixtai *dlixtās
vocative *dlixtā *dlixtai *dlixtās
accusative *dlixtam *dlixtai *dlixtams
genitive *dlixtās *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtai *dlixtābom *dlixtābos
instrumental *? *dlixtābim *dlixtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
vocative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
accusative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
genitive *dlixtī *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtūi *dlixtobom *dlixtobos
instrumental *dlixtū *dlixtobim *dlixtobis

The alternative present stem *dalsketi conjugates as follows:

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *dalskū *dalskemam *didlixsū *dalga
2nd singular *dalskesi *dalsketās *didlixsesi *dalgas?
3rd singular *dalsketi *dalsketo *didlixseti *dalge
1st plural *dalskomosi *dalskemo *didlixsomosi *dalgmo
2nd plural *dalsketesi *dalskestē *didlixsetesi *dalxte
3rd plural *dalskonti *dalskento *didlixsonti *dalgars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *delxsū ?
2nd singular *delxsesi ? *dalske
3rd singular *delxseti ? *dalsketou
1st plural *delxsomosi ? *dalskomos
2nd plural *delxsetesi ? *dalskete
3rd plural *delxsonti ? *dalskontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *dalskūr *didlixsūr *dalgra
2nd singular *dalsketar *didlixsetar *dalgras?
3rd singular *dalsketor ? *didlixsetor *dalgre
1st plural *dalskommor *didlixsommor ?
2nd plural *dalskedwe *didlixsedwe ?
3rd plural *dalskontor ? *didlixsontor ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *delxsūr
2nd singular *delxsetar
3rd singular *delxsetor
1st plural *delxsommor
2nd plural *delxsedwe
3rd plural *delxsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtos *dlixtou *dlixtoi
vocative *dlixte *dlixtou *dlixtoi
accusative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtoms
genitive *dlixtī *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtūi *dlixtobom *dlixtobos
instrumental *dlixtū *dlixtobim *dlixtobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtā *dlixtai *dlixtās
vocative *dlixtā *dlixtai *dlixtās
accusative *dlixtam *dlixtai *dlixtams
genitive *dlixtās *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtai *dlixtābom *dlixtābos
instrumental *? *dlixtābim *dlixtābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
vocative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
accusative *dlixtom *dlixtou *dlixtā
genitive *dlixtī *dlixtous *dlixtom
dative *dlixtūi *dlixtobom *dlixtobos
instrumental *dlixtū *dlixtobim *dlixtobis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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In Brittonic, the vowel of *dalsketi somehow hybridized with the consonantism of *delgeti to form *dalgeti. Schumacher thinks this influence spread from the preterite stem *dalg-.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 113
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) 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, pages 271-273
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*delg-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 94