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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/legeti

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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 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie in a resting position).

Verb

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*legeti

  1. to lie (to be in resting position)
Inflection
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Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *legū *legemam *lilxsū *lāga
2nd singular *legesi *legetās *lilxsesi *lāgas?
3rd singular *legeti *legeto *lilxseti *lāge
1st plural *legomosi *legemo *lilxsomosi *lāgmo
2nd plural *legetesi *legestē *lilxsetesi *lāxte
3rd plural *legonti *legento *lilxsonti *lāgars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lexsū ?
2nd singular *lexsesi ? *lege
3rd singular *lexseti ? *legetou
1st plural *lexsomosi ? *legomos
2nd plural *lexsetesi ? *legete
3rd plural *lexsonti ? *legontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *legūr *lilxsūr *lāgra
2nd singular *legetar *lilxsetar *lāgras?
3rd singular *legetor ? *lilxsetor *lāgre
1st plural *legommor *lilxsommor ?
2nd plural *legedwe *lilxsedwe ?
3rd plural *legontor ? *lilxsontor ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lexsūr
2nd singular *lexsetar
3rd singular *lexsetor
1st plural *lexsommor
2nd plural *lexsedwe
3rd plural *lexsontor
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Descendants
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  • Old Irish: laigid
    • Irish: luigh
    • Manx: lhie
    • Scottish Gaelic: laigh

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *leg- (to leak). This verb was reshaped into a weak ā-verb in Goidelic, but not in Brythonic.

Verb

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*legeti

  1. to melt, dissolve
Conjugation
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Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *legū *legemam *lilxsū *lāga
2nd singular *legesi *legetās *lilxsesi *lāgas?
3rd singular *legeti *legeto *lilxseti *lāge
1st plural *legomosi *legemo *lilxsomosi *lāgmo
2nd plural *legetesi *legestē *lilxsetesi *lāxte
3rd plural *legonti *legento *lilxsonti *lāgars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lexsū ?
2nd singular *lexsesi ? *lege
3rd singular *lexseti ? *legetou
1st plural *lexsomosi ? *legomos
2nd plural *lexsetesi ? *legete
3rd plural *lexsonti ? *legontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *legūr *lilxsūr *lāgra
2nd singular *legetar *lilxsetar *lāgras?
3rd singular *legetor ? *lilxsetor *lāgre
1st plural *legommor *lilxsommor ?
2nd plural *legedwe *lilxsedwe ?
3rd plural *legontor ? *lilxsontor ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *lexsūr
2nd singular *lexsetar
3rd singular *lexsetor
1st plural *lexsommor
2nd plural *lexsedwe
3rd plural *lexsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *lextos *lextou *lextoi
vocative *lexte *lextou *lextoi
accusative *lextom *lextou *lextoms
genitive *lextī *lextous *lextom
dative *lextūi *lextobom *lextobos
instrumental *lextū *lextobim *lextobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *lextā *lextai *lextās
vocative *lextā *lextai *lextās
accusative *lextam *lextai *lextams
genitive *lextās *lextous *lextom
dative *lextai *lextābom *lextābos
instrumental *? *lextābim *lextābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *lextom *lextou *lextā
vocative *lextom *lextou *lextā
accusative *lextom *lextou *lextā
genitive *lextī *lextous *lextom
dative *lextūi *lextobom *lextobos
instrumental *lextū *lextobim *lextobis
Derived terms
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Descendants
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