Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/keleti

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 *ḱéleti.

Verb

*keleti

1. to hide, to conceal

Inflection

Thematic present, t-preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*kelū	*kelemam	*kiklāsū	*kilam
2nd singular	*kelesi	*keletās	*kiklāsesi	*kils
3rd singular	*keleti	*keleto	*kiklāseti	*kilt
1st plural	*kelomosi	*kelemo	*kiklāsomosi	*kilme
2nd plural	*keletesi	*kelestē	*kiklāsetesi	*kilte
3rd plural	*kelonti	*kelento	*kiklāsonti	*kilant
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*kelasū	?	—
2nd singular	*kelasesi	?	*kele
3rd singular	*kelaseti	?	*keletou
1st plural	*kelasomosi	?	*kelomos
2nd plural	*kelasetesi	?	*kelete
3rd plural	*kelasonti	?	*kelontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*kelūr	—	*kiklāsūr	?
2nd singular	*keletar	—	*kiklāsetar	?
3rd singular	*keletor	?	*kiklāsetor	?
1st plural	*kelommor	—	*kiklāsommor	?
2nd plural	*keledwe	—	*kiklāsedwe	?
3rd plural	*kelontor	?	*kiklāsontor	*kilanto
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*kelasūr	—	—
2nd singular	*kelasetar	—	—
3rd singular	*kelasetor	—	—
1st plural	*kelasommor	—	—
2nd plural	*kelasedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*kelasontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kelonts	*kelonte	*kelontes
vocative	*kelonts	*kelonte	*kelontes
accusative	*kelontam	*kelonte	*kelontans
genitive	*kelantos	*?	*kelantom
dative	*kelantei	*kelantbom	*kelantbos
instrumental	*kelantī?	*kelantbim	*kelantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kelantī	*kelantī	*kelantiyās
vocative	*kelantī	*kelantī	*kelantiyās
accusative	*kelantīm	*kelantī	*kelantiyans
genitive	*kelantyās	*?	*kelantyom
dative	*kelantyāi	*kelantyābom	*kelantyābos
instrumental	*?	*kelantyābim	*kelantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kelont	*?	*kelonta
vocative	*kelont	*?	*kelonta
accusative	*kelont	*?	*kelonta
genitive	*kelantos	*?	*kelantom
dative	*kelantei	*?	*kelantbos
instrumental	*kelantī?	*?	*kelantbis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitos	*klitou	*klitoi
vocative	*klite	*klitou	*klitoi
accusative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitons
genitive	*klitī	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitūi	*klitobom	*klitobos
instrumental	*klitū	*klitobim	*klitobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitā	*klitai	*klitās
vocative	*klitā	*klitai	*klitās
accusative	*klitam	*klitai	*klitans
genitive	*klitās	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitai	*klitābom	*klitābos
instrumental	*?	*klitābim	*klitābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
vocative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
accusative	*klitom	*klitou	*klitā
genitive	*klitī	*klitous	*klitom
dative	*klitūi	*klitobom	*klitobos
instrumental	*klitū	*klitobim	*klitobis

Reconstruction notes

• The -yd verbal nouns in some Welsh derivatives are from a *-tis noun *klitis.

Derived terms

• *ambi-keleti
  • Old Welsh: immit·cel (3sg present with infixed pronoun)
    • Middle Welsh: ymgelu
• *ɸare-kel-om
  • Cornish: argel
  • Middle Welsh: argel
• *kom-keleti
  • Old Irish: con·ceil
• *uɸo-keleti
  • Middle Welsh: goglyd
    • Welsh: goglyd
• *uɸo-ud-keleti
  • Middle Welsh: gochel, gochlyt
    • Welsh: gochlyd

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *kelɨd
  • Middle Breton: keles
  • Middle Welsh: kelu
    • Welsh: celu
• Old Irish: ceilid
  • Irish: ceil
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceil
  • Manx: keil
  • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: culaidh