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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/marnati

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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

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Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-né-h₂-ti, nasal infix present of *merh₂- (to crumble, destroy); if so, cognate with Ancient Greek μάρναμαι (márnamai, to fight) and possibly Sanskrit मृणाति (mṛṇāti, to crumble) and Old Norse merja (to hit),[1] though the latter two may have other etymologies.

Verb

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*marnati

  1. to betray

Inflection

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Seṭ-root athematic present with stem ablaut, t-preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *marnāmi *marnamam *mimrāsū *miram
2nd singular *marnāsi *marnatās *mimrāsesi *mirs
3rd singular *marnāti *marnato *mimrāseti *mirt
1st plural *marnamosi *marnamo *mimrāsomosi *mirme
2nd plural *marnatesi *marnastē *mimrāsetesi *mirte
3rd plural *marnanti *marnanto *mimrāsonti *mirant
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *merasū ?
2nd singular *merasesi ? *marnā
3rd singular *meraseti ? *marnātou
1st plural *merasomosi ? *marnamos
2nd plural *merasetesi ? *marnate
3rd plural *merasonti ? *marnantou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *marnār *mimrāsūr
2nd singular *marnātar *mimrāsetar
3rd singular *marnātor ? *mimrāsetor
1st plural *marnammor *mimrāsommor
2nd plural *marnadwe *mimrāsedwe
3rd plural *marnantor ? *mimrāsontor
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *merasūr
2nd singular *merasetar
3rd singular *merasetor
1st plural *merasommor
2nd plural *merasedwe
3rd plural *merasontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mratos *mratou *mratoi
vocative *mrate *mratou *mratoi
accusative *mratom *mratou *mratoms
genitive *mratī *mratous *mratom
dative *mratūi *mratobom *mratobos
instrumental *mratū *mratobim *mratobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mratā *mratai *mratās
vocative *mratā *mratai *mratās
accusative *mratam *mratai *mratams
genitive *mratās *mratous *mratom
dative *mratai *mratābom *mratābos
instrumental *? *mratābim *mratābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mratom *mratou *mratā
vocative *mratom *mratou *mratā
accusative *mratom *mratou *mratā
genitive *mratī *mratous *mratom
dative *mratūi *mratobom *mratobos
instrumental *mratū *mratobim *mratobis
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: marnaid
    • Middle Irish: mairnid
    • Irish: braith (denominative from the verbal noun)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 257