A conflation of Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light; move lightly”) and another verb with initial *ɸ derived from the root of Proto-Germanic *springaną (“to spring, jump, burst”).[3][4] See the Proto-Germanic entry for further etymology.
Another theory by Kroonen derives the root from a nasal-infixed zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to jump around, bounce, shake, tremble”),[5] though this does not seem to be favored by Celticists.
*ɸlengeti[4]
Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *ɸlengū | *ɸlengemam | *ɸiblanxsū | *ɸeblonga |
2nd singular | *ɸlengesi | *ɸlengetās | *ɸiblanxsesi | *ɸeblongas? |
3rd singular | *ɸlengeti | *ɸlengeto | *ɸiblanxseti | *ɸeblonge |
1st plural | *ɸlengomosi | *ɸlengemo | *ɸiblanxsomosi | *ɸeblongmo |
2nd plural | *ɸlengetesi | *ɸlengestē | *ɸiblanxsetesi | *ɸeblonxte |
3rd plural | *ɸlengonti | *ɸlengento | *ɸiblanxsonti | *ɸeblongars |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *ɸlenxsū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *ɸlenxsesi | ? | *ɸlenge | |
3rd singular | *ɸlenxseti | ? | *ɸlengetou | |
1st plural | *ɸlenxsomosi | ? | *ɸlengomos | |
2nd plural | *ɸlenxsetesi | ? | *ɸlengete | |
3rd plural | *ɸlenxsonti | ? | *ɸlengontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *ɸlengūr | — | *ɸiblanxsūr | *ɸeblongra |
2nd singular | *ɸlengetar | — | *ɸiblanxsetar | *ɸeblongras? |
3rd singular | *ɸlengetor | ? | *ɸiblanxsetor | *ɸeblongre |
1st plural | *ɸlengommor | — | *ɸiblanxsommor | ? |
2nd plural | *ɸlengedwe | — | *ɸiblanxsedwe | ? |
3rd plural | *ɸlengontor | ? | *ɸiblanxsontor | ? |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *ɸlenxsūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *ɸlenxsetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *ɸlenxsetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *ɸlenxsommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *ɸlenxsedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *ɸlenxsontor | — | — |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *ɸlanxtos | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtoi |
vocative | *ɸlanxte | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtoi |
accusative | *ɸlanxtom | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtons |
genitive | *ɸlanxtī | *ɸlanxtous | *ɸlanxtom |
dative | *ɸlanxtūi | *ɸlanxtobom | *ɸlanxtobos |
instrumental | *ɸlanxtū | *ɸlanxtobim | *ɸlanxtobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *ɸlanxtā | *ɸlanxtai | *ɸlanxtās |
vocative | *ɸlanxtā | *ɸlanxtai | *ɸlanxtās |
accusative | *ɸlanxtam | *ɸlanxtai | *ɸlanxtans |
genitive | *ɸlanxtās | *ɸlanxtous | *ɸlanxtom |
dative | *ɸlanxtai | *ɸlanxtābom | *ɸlanxtābos |
instrumental | *? | *ɸlanxtābim | *ɸlanxtābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *ɸlanxtom | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtā |
vocative | *ɸlanxtom | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtā |
accusative | *ɸlanxtom | *ɸlanxtou | *ɸlanxtā |
genitive | *ɸlanxtī | *ɸlanxtous | *ɸlanxtom |
dative | *ɸlanxtūi | *ɸlanxtobom | *ɸlanxtobos |
instrumental | *ɸlanxtū | *ɸlanxtobim | *ɸlanxtobis |