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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/begeti

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 *bʰeg-.[1]

Verb

*begeti

  1. to break

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *begū *begemam  ? *bāga
2nd singular *begesi *begetās  ? *bāgas?
3rd singular *begeti *begeto  ? *bāge
1st plural *begomosi *begemo  ? *bāgmo
2nd plural *begetesi *begestē  ? *bāxte
3rd plural *begonti *begento  ? *bāgar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *bexsū  ?
2nd singular *bexsesi  ? *bege
3rd singular *bexseti  ? *begetou
1st plural *bexsomosi  ? *begomos
2nd plural *bexsetesi  ? *begete
3rd plural *bexsonti  ? *begontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *begūr  ?
2nd singular *begetar  ?
3rd singular *begetor  ?  ?
1st plural *begommor  ?
2nd plural *begedwe  ?
3rd plural *begontor  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *bexsūr
2nd singular *bexsetar
3rd singular *bexsetor
1st plural *bexsommor
2nd plural *bexsedwe
3rd plural *bexsontor
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *bextos *bextou *bextoi
vocative *bexte *bextou *bextoi
accusative *bextom *bextou *bextoms
genitive *bextī *bextous *bextom
dative *bextūi *bextobom *bextobos
instrumental *bextū *bextobim *bextobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *bextā *bextai *bextās
vocative *bextā *bextai *bextās
accusative *bextam *bextai *bextams
genitive *bextās *bextous *bextom
dative *bextai *bextābom *bextābos
instrumental *? *bextābim *bextābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *bextom *bextou *bextā
vocative *bextom *bextou *bextā
accusative *bextom *bextou *bextā
genitive *bextī *bextous *bextom
dative *bextūi *bextobom *bextobos
instrumental *bextū *bextobim *bextobis

Derived terms

This verb was frequently conflated with its similar-looking synonym *bungeti, making spotting descendants difficult.

  • *to-begeti
    • Old Irish: do·beig
  • *to-ati-begeti

Descendants

  • Old Irish: ro·mbecht (passive singular)

References

  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) 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, pages 216-217
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