Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wiketi

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 *weyk- (“to overcome”). Cognate with Latin vincō (“to conquer”).

Verb

*wiketi^[1]^[2]

to fight

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*wikū	*wikemam	*wiwixsū	*wiwoika
2nd singular	*wikesi	*wiketās	*wiwixsesi	*wiwoikas?
3rd singular	*wiketi	*wiketo	*wiwixseti	*wiwoike
1st plural	*wikomosi	*wikemo	*wiwixsomosi	*wiwoikmo
2nd plural	*wiketesi	*wikestē	*wiwixsetesi	*wiwoixte
3rd plural	*wikonti	*wikento	*wiwixsonti	*wiwoikars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*weixsū	?	—
2nd singular	*weixsesi	?	*wike
3rd singular	*weixseti	?	*wiketou
1st plural	*weixsomosi	?	*wikomos
2nd plural	*weixsetesi	?	*wikete
3rd plural	*weixsonti	?	*wikontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*wikūr	—	*wiwixsūr	*wiwoikra
2nd singular	*wiketar	—	*wiwixsetar	*wiwoikras?
3rd singular	*wiketor	?	*wiwixsetor	*wiwoikre
1st plural	*wikommor	—	*wiwixsommor	?
2nd plural	*wikedwe	—	*wiwixsedwe	?
3rd plural	*wikontor	?	*wiwixsontor	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*weixsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*weixsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*weixsetor	—	—
1st plural	*weixsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*weixsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*weixsontor	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wixtos	*wixtou	*wixtoi
vocative	*wixte	*wixtou	*wixtoi
accusative	*wixtom	*wixtou	*wixtoms
genitive	*wixtī	*wixtous	*wixtom
dative	*wixtūi	*wixtobom	*wixtobos
instrumental	*wixtū	*wixtobim	*wixtobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wixtā	*wixtai	*wixtās
vocative	*wixtā	*wixtai	*wixtās
accusative	*wixtam	*wixtai	*wixtams
genitive	*wixtās	*wixtous	*wixtom
dative	*wixtai	*wixtābom	*wixtābos
instrumental	*?	*wixtābim	*wixtābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wixtom	*wixtou	*wixtā
vocative	*wixtom	*wixtou	*wixtā
accusative	*wixtom	*wixtou	*wixtā
genitive	*wixtī	*wixtous	*wixtom
dative	*wixtūi	*wixtobom	*wixtobos
instrumental	*wixtū	*wixtobim	*wixtobis

Derived terms

*dīwiketi

Related terms

*wīkā
*wixs
- Gaulish: *wix^[3]
  - ⇒ Gaulish: *Uiridouix
    - → Latin: Viridovix
- ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *Ordowikes
  - → Latin: Ordovices

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *wügɨd
- ⇒ Proto-Brythonic: *ambwug
  - Old Breton: amouez
  - Middle Welsh: amwc
Old Irish: fichid

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wikʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421
^ Koch, John (2004) “*wik-e/o-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 124
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “uic(o)-, -uices”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 318

[Matasovic-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wikʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421

[2] Koch, John (2004) “*wik-e/o-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 124

[DLG-3] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “uic(o)-, -uices”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 318

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