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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kaneti

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 *kh₂néti (“to sing”), from the root *keh₂n-.[1] Cognate with Latin canere (“to sing, chant, sound, play (an instrument)”) and possibly Sanskrit कणति (kaṇati, “to make noise, cry out, call”).

Verb

*kaneti[1]

  1. to sing

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kanū *kanemam *kikanasū *kekāna
2nd singular *kanesi *kanetās *kikanasesi *kekānas?
3rd singular *kaneti *kaneto *kikanaseti *kekāne
1st plural *kanomosi *kanemo *kikanasomosi *kekānmo
2nd plural *kanetesi *kanestē *kikanasetesi *kekāne
3rd plural *kanonti *kanento *kikanasonti *kekānar
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *kanasū  ? —
2nd singular *kanasesi  ? *kane
3rd singular *kanaseti  ? *kanetou
1st plural *kanasomosi  ? *kanomos
2nd plural *kanasetesi  ? *kanete
3rd plural *kanasonti  ? *kanontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kanūr — *kikanasūr —
2nd singular *kanetar — *kikanasetar —
3rd singular *kanetor  ? *kikanasetor —
1st plural *kanommor — *kikanasommor —
2nd plural *kanedwe — *kikanasedwe —
3rd plural *kanontor  ? *kikanasontor —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *kanasūr — —
2nd singular *kanasetar — —
3rd singular *kanasetor — —
1st plural *kanasommor — —
2nd plural *kanasedwe — —
3rd plural *kanasontor — —
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kantos *kantou *kantoi
vocative *kante *kantou *kantoi
accusative *kantom *kantou *kantoms
genitive *kantī *kantous *kantom
dative *kantūi *kantobom *kantobos
instrumental *kantū *kantobim *kantobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kantā *kantai *kantās
vocative *kantā *kantai *kantās
accusative *kantam *kantai *kantams
genitive *kantās *kantous *kantom
dative *kantai *kantābom *kantābos
instrumental *? *kantābim *kantābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kantom *kantou *kantā
vocative *kantom *kantou *kantā
accusative *kantom *kantou *kantā
genitive *kantī *kantous *kantom
dative *kantūi *kantobom *kantobos
instrumental *kantū *kantobim *kantobis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *kėnɨd
    • Middle Breton: canaff
    • Cornish: kana
    • Old Welsh: canam
  • Old Irish: canaid
    • Irish: can
    • Scottish Gaelic: can

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kan-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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