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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snigʷyeti

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *snigʷʰ-ye-ti (“to stick to”), from *sneygʷʰ-.[1]

Verb

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*snigʷyeti

  1. to snow

Reconstruction notes

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Welsh nyfio “to snow” is a ghost word.[1]

Inflection

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Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *snigʷyū *snigʷyemam *sisnixsū *sisnoigʷa
2nd singular *snigʷyesi *snigʷyetās *sisnixsesi *sisnoigʷas?
3rd singular *snigʷyeti *snigʷyeto *sisnixseti *sisnoigʷe
1st plural *snigʷyomosi *snigʷyemo *sisnixsomosi *sisnoigʷmo
2nd plural *snigʷyetesi *snigʷyestē *sisnixsetesi *sisnoigʷe
3rd plural *snigʷyonti *snigʷyento *sisnixsonti *sisnoigʷars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *snēxsū ? —
2nd singular *snēxsesi ? *snigʷye
3rd singular *snēxseti ? *snigʷyetou
1st plural *snēxsomosi ? *snigʷyomos
2nd plural *snēxsetesi ? *snigʷyete
3rd plural *snēxsonti ? *snigʷyontou
Declension of the present participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyonts *snigʷyonte *snigʷyontes
vocative *snigʷyonts *snigʷyonte *snigʷyontes
accusative *snigʷyontam *snigʷyonte *snigʷyontans
genitive *snigʷyantos *? *snigʷyantom
dative *snigʷyantei *snigʷyantbom *snigʷyantbos
instrumental *snigʷyantī? *snigʷyantbim *snigʷyantbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyantī *snigʷyantī *snigʷyantiyās
vocative *snigʷyantī *snigʷyantī *snigʷyantiyās
accusative *snigʷyantīm *snigʷyantī *snigʷyantiyans
genitive *snigʷyantyās *? *snigʷyantyom
dative *snigʷyantyāi *snigʷyantyābom *snigʷyantyābos
instrumental *? *snigʷyantyābim *snigʷyantyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyont *? *snigʷyonta
vocative *snigʷyont *? *snigʷyonta
accusative *snigʷyont *? *snigʷyonta
genitive *snigʷyantos *? *snigʷyantom
dative *snigʷyantei *? *snigʷyantbos
instrumental *snigʷyantī? *? *snigʷyantbis
Declension of the middle participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyomnos *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnoi
vocative *snigʷyomne *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnoi
accusative *snigʷyomnom *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnons
genitive *snigʷyomnī *snigʷyomnous *snigʷyomnom
dative *snigʷyomnūi *snigʷyomnobom *snigʷyomnobos
instrumental *snigʷyomnū *snigʷyomnobim *snigʷyomnobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyomnā *snigʷyomnai *snigʷyomnās
vocative *snigʷyomnā *snigʷyomnai *snigʷyomnās
accusative *snigʷyomnam *snigʷyomnai *snigʷyomnans
genitive *snigʷyomnās *snigʷyomnous *snigʷyomnom
dative *snigʷyomnai *snigʷyomnābom *snigʷyomnābos
instrumental *? *snigʷyomnābim *snigʷyomnābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *snigʷyomnom *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnā
vocative *snigʷyomnom *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnā
accusative *snigʷyomnom *snigʷyomnou *snigʷyomnā
genitive *snigʷyomnī *snigʷyomnous *snigʷyomnom
dative *snigʷyomnūi *snigʷyomnobom *snigʷyomnobos
instrumental *snigʷyomnū *snigʷyomnobim *snigʷyomnobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *snigjɨd
    • ⇒? Middle Welsh: nyf (“snow”)[1]
  • Old Irish: snigid (“to flow, drip”)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*snig-i̯e/o- oder *snigu̯-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, page 597
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