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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/katyeti

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 the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *keh₂t-, compare Russian катать (katatʹ, “to rush, roll”). The original meaning of "throw" for the Irish word is assumed by Matasovic, though this use is not actually attested.

Verb

*katyeti[1]

  1. to throw

Declension

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *katyū *katyemam  ?  ?
2nd singular *katyesi *katyetās  ?  ?
3rd singular *katyeti *katyeto  ?  ?
1st plural *katyomosi *katyemo  ?  ?
2nd plural *katyetesi *katyestē  ?  ?
3rd plural *katyonti *katyento  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ?  ? —
2nd singular  ?  ? *katye
3rd singular  ?  ? *katyetou
1st plural  ?  ? *katyomos
2nd plural  ?  ? *katyete
3rd plural  ?  ? *katyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *katyūr —  ? —
2nd singular *katyetar —  ? —
3rd singular *katyetor  ?  ? —
1st plural *katyommor —  ? —
2nd plural *katyedwe —  ? —
3rd plural *katyontor  ?  ? —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ? — —
2nd singular  ? — —
3rd singular  ? — —
1st plural  ? — —
2nd plural  ? — —
3rd plural  ? — —

Descendants

  • Old Irish: caithid (“use, consume”)
    • Middle Irish: caithid (“use, consume; throw”)
  • Gaulish: *kateya
    • → Latin: catēia (“projectile”)

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kat-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 195-96
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