Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ligeti

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 *léyǵʰti.

Verb

*ligeti

1. to lick

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*ligū	*ligemam	*lilixsū	*liloiga
2nd singular	*ligesi	*ligetās	*lilixsesi	*liloigas?
3rd singular	*ligeti	*ligeto	*lilixseti	*liloige
1st plural	*ligomosi	*ligemo	*lilixsomosi	*liloigmo
2nd plural	*ligetesi	*ligestē	*lilixsetesi	*liloixte
3rd plural	*ligonti	*ligento	*lilixsonti	*liloigars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*leixsū	?	—
2nd singular	*leixsesi	?	*lige
3rd singular	*leixseti	?	*ligetou
1st plural	*leixsomosi	?	*ligomos
2nd plural	*leixsetesi	?	*ligete
3rd plural	*leixsonti	?	*ligontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*ligūr	—	*lilixsūr	*liloigra
2nd singular	*ligetar	—	*lilixsetar	*liloigras?
3rd singular	*ligetor	?	*lilixsetor	*liloigre
1st plural	*ligommor	—	*lilixsommor	?
2nd plural	*ligedwe	—	*lilixsedwe	?
3rd plural	*ligontor	?	*lilixsontor	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*leixsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*leixsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*leixsetor	—	—
1st plural	*leixsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*leixsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*leixsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligonts	*ligonte	*ligontes
vocative	*ligonts	*ligonte	*ligontes
accusative	*ligontam	*ligonte	*ligontans
genitive	*ligantos	*?	*ligantom
dative	*ligantei	*ligantbom	*ligantbos
instrumental	*ligantī?	*ligantbim	*ligantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligantī	*ligantī	*ligantiyās
vocative	*ligantī	*ligantī	*ligantiyās
accusative	*ligantīm	*ligantī	*ligantiyans
genitive	*ligantyās	*?	*ligantyom
dative	*ligantyāi	*ligantyābom	*ligantyābos
instrumental	*?	*ligantyābim	*ligantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligont	*?	*ligonta
vocative	*ligont	*?	*ligonta
accusative	*ligont	*?	*ligonta
genitive	*ligantos	*?	*ligantom
dative	*ligantei	*?	*ligantbos
instrumental	*ligantī?	*?	*ligantbis

Declension of the middle participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligomnos	*ligomnou	*ligomnoi
vocative	*ligomne	*ligomnou	*ligomnoi
accusative	*ligomnom	*ligomnou	*ligomnons
genitive	*ligomnī	*ligomnous	*ligomnom
dative	*ligomnūi	*ligomnobom	*ligomnobos
instrumental	*ligomnū	*ligomnobim	*ligomnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligomnā	*ligomnai	*ligomnās
vocative	*ligomnā	*ligomnai	*ligomnās
accusative	*ligomnam	*ligomnai	*ligomnans
genitive	*ligomnās	*ligomnous	*ligomnom
dative	*ligomnai	*ligomnābom	*ligomnābos
instrumental	*?	*ligomnābim	*ligomnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ligomnom	*ligomnou	*ligomnā
vocative	*ligomnom	*ligomnou	*ligomnā
accusative	*ligomnom	*ligomnou	*ligomnā
genitive	*ligomnī	*ligomnous	*ligomnom
dative	*ligomnūi	*ligomnobom	*ligomnobos
instrumental	*ligomnū	*ligomnobim	*ligomnobis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lixtos	*lixtou	*lixtoi
vocative	*lixte	*lixtou	*lixtoi
accusative	*lixtom	*lixtou	*lixtons
genitive	*lixtī	*lixtous	*lixtom
dative	*lixtūi	*lixtobom	*lixtobos
instrumental	*lixtū	*lixtobim	*lixtobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lixtā	*lixtai	*lixtās
vocative	*lixtā	*lixtai	*lixtās
accusative	*lixtam	*lixtai	*lixtans
genitive	*lixtās	*lixtous	*lixtom
dative	*lixtai	*lixtābom	*lixtābos
instrumental	*?	*lixtābim	*lixtābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lixtom	*lixtou	*lixtā
vocative	*lixtom	*lixtou	*lixtā
accusative	*lixtom	*lixtou	*lixtā
genitive	*lixtī	*lixtous	*lixtom
dative	*lixtūi	*lixtobom	*lixtobos
instrumental	*lixtū	*lixtobim	*lixtobis

Related terms

• *leigā

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *lliɣɨd
  • Middle Breton: leat
    • Breton: lead
  • Middle Welsh: llyu
    • Welsh: llyfu
• Old Irish: ligid
  • Irish: ligh
  • Scottish Gaelic: ligh