Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meteti

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 *met-. Cognate with Latin metō.

Verb

*meteti

1. to reap
2. to cut

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*metū	*metemam	*mintsū	*māta
2nd singular	*metesi	*metetās	*mintsesi	*mātas?
3rd singular	*meteti	*meteto	*mintseti	*māte
1st plural	*metomosi	*metemo	*mintsomosi	*mātmo
2nd plural	*metetesi	*metestē	*mintsetesi	*māsse
3rd plural	*metonti	*metento	*mintsonti	*mātars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*metsū	?	—
2nd singular	*metsesi	?	*mete
3rd singular	*metseti	?	*metetou
1st plural	*metsomosi	?	*metomos
2nd plural	*metsetesi	?	*metete
3rd plural	*metsonti	?	*metontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*metūr	—	*mintsūr	*mātra
2nd singular	*metetar	—	*mintsetar	*mātras?
3rd singular	*metetor	?	*mintsetor	*mātre
1st plural	*metommor	—	*mintsommor	?
2nd plural	*metedwe	—	*mintsedwe	?
3rd plural	*metontor	?	*mintsontor	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*metsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*metsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*metsetor	—	—
1st plural	*metsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*metsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*metsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*metonts	*metonte	*metontes
vocative	*metonts	*metonte	*metontes
accusative	*metontam	*metonte	*metontans
genitive	*metantos	*?	*metantom
dative	*metantei	*metantbom	*metantbos
instrumental	*metantī?	*metantbim	*metantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*metantī	*metantī	*metantiyās
vocative	*metantī	*metantī	*metantiyās
accusative	*metantīm	*metantī	*metantiyans
genitive	*metantyās	*?	*metantyom
dative	*metantyāi	*metantyābom	*metantyābos
instrumental	*?	*metantyābim	*metantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*metont	*?	*metonta
vocative	*metont	*?	*metonta
accusative	*metont	*?	*metonta
genitive	*metantos	*?	*metantom
dative	*metantei	*?	*metantbos
instrumental	*metantī?	*?	*metantbis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messos	*messou	*messoi
vocative	*messe	*messou	*messoi
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messons
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messā	*messai	*messās
vocative	*messā	*messai	*messās
accusative	*messam	*messai	*messans
genitive	*messās	*messous	*messom
dative	*messai	*messābom	*messābos
instrumental	*?	*messābim	*messābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*messom	*messou	*messā
vocative	*messom	*messou	*messā
accusative	*messom	*messou	*messā
genitive	*messī	*messous	*messom
dative	*messūi	*messobom	*messobos
instrumental	*messū	*messobim	*messobis

Derived terms

• *metelā (“band of reapers”)
• *metelos
• *de-messos
  • Old Irish: demess (“shears, scissors”)
    • Middle Irish: demes
      • Irish: deimheas

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *mėdɨd
  • Middle Breton: midiff
  • Cornish: midzhi
  • Middle Welsh: medi
    • Welsh: medi, Medi