Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/emeti

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 *h₁em- (“to take”).^[1]

Verb

*emeti

to take

Inflection

Thematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*emū	*ememam	*iemasū	*imam
2nd singular	*emesi	*emetās	*iemasesi	*ins
3rd singular	*emeti	*emeto	*iemaseti	*int
1st plural	*emomosi	*ememo	*iemasomosi	*imme
2nd plural	*emetesi	*emestē	*iemasetesi	*inte
3rd plural	*emonti	*emento	*iemasonti	*imant
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*emasū	?	—
2nd singular	*emasesi	?	*eme
3rd singular	*emaseti	?	*emetou
1st plural	*emasomosi	?	*emomos
2nd plural	*emasetesi	?	*emete
3rd plural	*emasonti	?	*emontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*emūr	—	*iemasūr	?
2nd singular	*emetar	—	*iemasetar	?
3rd singular	*emetor	?	*iemasetor	?
1st plural	*emommor	—	*iemasommor	?
2nd plural	*emedwe	—	*iemasedwe	?
3rd plural	*emontor	?	*iemasontor	*imanto
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*emasūr	—	—
2nd singular	*emasetar	—	—
3rd singular	*emasetor	—	—
1st plural	*emasommor	—	—
2nd plural	*emasedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*emasontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emonts	*emonte	*emontes
vocative	*emonts	*emonte	*emontes
accusative	*emontam	*emonte	*emontans
genitive	*emantos	*?	*emantom
dative	*emantei	*emantbom	*emantbos
instrumental	*emantī?	*emantbim	*emantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emantī	*emantī	*emantiyās
vocative	*emantī	*emantī	*emantiyās
accusative	*emantīm	*emantī	*emantiyans
genitive	*emantyās	*?	*emantyom
dative	*emantyāi	*emantyābom	*emantyābos
instrumental	*?	*emantyābim	*emantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emont	*?	*emonta
vocative	*emont	*?	*emonta
accusative	*emont	*?	*emonta
genitive	*emantos	*?	*emantom
dative	*emantei	*?	*emantbos
instrumental	*emantī?	*?	*emantbis

Declension of the middle participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emomnos	*emomnou	*emomnoi
vocative	*emomne	*emomnou	*emomnoi
accusative	*emomnom	*emomnou	*emomnons
genitive	*emomnī	*emomnous	*emomnom
dative	*emomnūi	*emomnobom	*emomnobos
instrumental	*emomnū	*emomnobim	*emomnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emomnā	*emomnai	*emomnās
vocative	*emomnā	*emomnai	*emomnās
accusative	*emomnam	*emomnai	*emomnans
genitive	*emomnās	*emomnous	*emomnom
dative	*emomnai	*emomnābom	*emomnābos
instrumental	*?	*emomnābim	*emomnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*emomnom	*emomnou	*emomnā
vocative	*emomnom	*emomnou	*emomnā
accusative	*emomnom	*emomnou	*emomnā
genitive	*emomnī	*emomnous	*emomnom
dative	*emomnūi	*emomnobom	*emomnobos
instrumental	*emomnū	*emomnobim	*emomnobis

Derived terms

*ɸare-emeti
- Old Irish: ar·eim
*ɸare-uɸo-emeti
- Old Irish: ar·foím
*dī-emeti
- Old Irish: do·eim
*uɸo-emeti
- Old Irish: fo·eim
*kom-ɸro-im- (t-preterite formation)
- Old Irish: con·roíter (perfect of con·oí (“to protect”))

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*em-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 115