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From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti ( “ to sing ” ) , from the root *keh₂n- [ 1] Latin canere ( “ to sing, chant, sound, play (an instrument) ” ) and possibly Sanskrit कणति ( kaṇati , “ to make noise, cry out, call ” ) .
*kaneti [ 1]
to sing
Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present
Imperfect
Future
Preterite
1st singular
*kanū
*kanemam
*kikanasū
*kekāna
2nd singular
*kanesi
*kanetās
*kikanasesi
*kekānas?
3rd singular
*kaneti
*kaneto
*kikanaseti
*kekāne
1st plural
*kanomosi
*kanemo
*kikanasomosi
*kekānmo
2nd plural
*kanetesi
*kanestē
*kikanasetesi
*kekāne
3rd plural
*kanonti
*kanento
*kikanasonti
*kekānars
Pres. subjunctive
Past subjunctive
Imperative
1st singular
*kanasū
?
—
2nd singular
*kanasesi
?
*kane
3rd singular
*kanaseti
?
*kanetou
1st plural
*kanasomosi
?
*kanomos
2nd plural
*kanasetesi
?
*kanete
3rd plural
*kanasonti
?
*kanontou
Passive voice
Present
Imperfect
Future
Preterite
1st singular
*kanūr
—
*kikanasūr
*kekānra
2nd singular
*kanetar
—
*kikanasetar
*kekānras?
3rd singular
*kanetor
?
*kikanasetor
*kekānre
1st plural
*kanommor
—
*kikanasommor
?
2nd plural
*kanedwe
—
*kikanasedwe
?
3rd plural
*kanontor
?
*kikanasontor
?
Pres. subjunctive
Past subjunctive
Imperative
1st singular
*kanasūr
—
—
2nd singular
*kanasetar
—
—
3rd singular
*kanasetor
—
—
1st plural
*kanasommor
—
—
2nd plural
*kanasedwe
—
—
3rd plural
*kanasontor
—
—
Declension of the present participle
masculine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanonts
*kanonte
*kanontes
vocative
*kanonts
*kanonte
*kanontes
accusative
*kanontam
*kanonte
*kanontans
genitive
*kanantos
*?
*kanantom
dative
*kanantei
*kanantbom
*kanantbos
instrumental
*kanantī?
*kanantbim
*kanantbis
feminine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanantī
*kanantī
*kanantiyās
vocative
*kanantī
*kanantī
*kanantiyās
accusative
*kanantīm
*kanantī
*kanantiyans
genitive
*kanantyās
*?
*kanantyom
dative
*kanantyāi
*kanantyābom
*kanantyābos
instrumental
*?
*kanantyābim
*kanantyābis
neuter
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanont
*?
*kanonta
vocative
*kanont
*?
*kanonta
accusative
*kanont
*?
*kanonta
genitive
*kanantos
*?
*kanantom
dative
*kanantei
*?
*kanantbos
instrumental
*kanantī?
*?
*kanantbis
Declension of the middle participle
masculine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanomnos
*kanomnou
*kanomnoi
vocative
*kanomne
*kanomnou
*kanomnoi
accusative
*kanomnom
*kanomnou
*kanomnons
genitive
*kanomnī
*kanomnous
*kanomnom
dative
*kanomnūi
*kanomnobom
*kanomnobos
instrumental
*kanomnū
*kanomnobim
*kanomnobis
feminine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanomnā
*kanomnai
*kanomnās
vocative
*kanomnā
*kanomnai
*kanomnās
accusative
*kanomnam
*kanomnai
*kanomnans
genitive
*kanomnās
*kanomnous
*kanomnom
dative
*kanomnai
*kanomnābom
*kanomnābos
instrumental
*?
*kanomnābim
*kanomnābis
neuter
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kanomnom
*kanomnou
*kanomnā
vocative
*kanomnom
*kanomnou
*kanomnā
accusative
*kanomnom
*kanomnou
*kanomnā
genitive
*kanomnī
*kanomnous
*kanomnom
dative
*kanomnūi
*kanomnobom
*kanomnobos
instrumental
*kanomnū
*kanomnobim
*kanomnobis
Declension of the past participle
masculine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kantos
*kantou
*kantoi
vocative
*kante
*kantou
*kantoi
accusative
*kantom
*kantou
*kantons
genitive
*kantī
*kantous
*kantom
dative
*kantūi
*kantobom
*kantobos
instrumental
*kantū
*kantobim
*kantobis
feminine
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kantā
*kantai
*kantās
vocative
*kantā
*kantai
*kantās
accusative
*kantam
*kantai
*kantans
genitive
*kantās
*kantous
*kantom
dative
*kantai
*kantābom
*kantābos
instrumental
*?
*kantābim
*kantābis
neuter
singular
dual
plural
nominative
*kantom
*kantou
*kantā
vocative
*kantom
*kantou
*kantā
accusative
*kantom
*kantou
*kantā
genitive
*kantī
*kantous
*kantom
dative
*kantūi
*kantobom
*kantobos
instrumental
*kantū
*kantobim
*kantobis
