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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ameti

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 *h₂em(H)- (“to pour”), whence also Ancient Greek ἀμάομαι (amáomai, “to draw milk”) and Old Armenian ամամ (amam, “to fill, pour out”).[1]

Verb

*ameti

  1. to wash

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *amū *amemam  ?  ?
2nd singular *amesi *ametās  ?  ?
3rd singular *ameti *ameto  ?  ?
1st plural *amomosi *amemo  ?  ?
2nd plural *ametesi *amestē  ?  ?
3rd plural *amonti *amento  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ?  ? —
2nd singular  ?  ? *ame
3rd singular  ?  ? *ametou
1st plural  ?  ? *amomos
2nd plural  ?  ? *amete
3rd plural  ?  ? *amontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *amūr —  ? —
2nd singular *ametar —  ? —
3rd singular *ametor  ?  ? —
1st plural *amommor —  ? —
2nd plural *amedwe —  ? —
3rd plural *amontor  ?  ? —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ? — —
2nd singular  ? — —
3rd singular  ? — —
1st plural  ? — —
2nd plural  ? — —
3rd plural  ? — —

Derived terms

  • *ande-ameti
    • Old Irish: ind·aim
  • *ande-antyo-?

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*am-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 31
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