Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dligeti

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 *dʰlégʰ-ti ~ *dʰl̥gʰ-énti, from *dʰlegʰ- (“to be entitled to, to be obligated to”).

Verb

*dligeti

1. to be entitled to, to be obligated to

Inflection

Thematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*dligū	*dligemam	*didlixsū	*dligam
2nd singular	*dligesi	*dligetās	*didlixsesi	*dlixs
3rd singular	*dligeti	*dligeto	*didlixseti	*dlixt
1st plural	*dligomosi	*dligemo	*didlixsomosi	*dligme
2nd plural	*dligetesi	*dligestē	*didlixsetesi	*dlixte
3rd plural	*dligonti	*dligento	*didlixsonti	*dligant
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*dlexsū	?	—
2nd singular	*dlexsesi	?	*dlige
3rd singular	*dlexseti	?	*dligetou
1st plural	*dlexsomosi	?	*dligomos
2nd plural	*dlexsetesi	?	*dligete
3rd plural	*dlexsonti	?	*dligontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*dligūr	—	*didlixsūr	—
2nd singular	*dligetar	—	*didlixsetar	—
3rd singular	*dligetor	?	*didlixsetor	—
1st plural	*dligommor	—	*didlixsommor	—
2nd plural	*dligedwe	—	*didlixsedwe	—
3rd plural	*dligontor	?	*didlixsontor	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*dlexsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*dlexsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*dlexsetor	—	—
1st plural	*dlexsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*dlexsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*dlexsontor	—	—

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

• *dligetom (“entitlement; duty”)

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *dɨlɣɨd
  • Middle Breton: dleout (“must”)
    • Breton: dleout
  • Middle Cornish: dylly
    • Cornish: tyli (“to owe”)
  • Middle Welsh: dylyu, dlyu (“to be entitled to; to be obligated to”)
    • Welsh: dylu (“ought”)
• Old Irish: dligid (“to be entitled to”)
  • Irish: dligh
  • Scottish Gaelic: dligh