From Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from the root *h₂el-.
*aleti
In Goidelic, the expected future stem was replaced by that of *ɸalnati (“to drive”). This is traditionally explained as an analogy with *ɸarnati (“to grant”).
Thematic present, t-preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *alū | *alemam | *īlāsū | *alam |
2nd singular | *alesi | *aletās | *īlāsesi | *als |
3rd singular | *aleti | *aleto | *īlāseti | *alt |
1st plural | *alomosi | *alemo | *īlāsomosi | *alme |
2nd plural | *aletesi | *alestē | *īlāsetesi | *alte |
3rd plural | *alonti | *alento | *īlāsonti | *alant |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *alasū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *alasesi | ? | *ale | |
3rd singular | *alaseti | ? | *aletou | |
1st plural | *alasomosi | ? | *alomos | |
2nd plural | *alasetesi | ? | *alete | |
3rd plural | *alasonti | ? | *alontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *alūr | — | *īlāsūr | — |
2nd singular | *aletar | — | *īlāsetar | — |
3rd singular | *aletor | ? | *īlāsetor | — |
1st plural | *alommor | — | *īlāsommor | — |
2nd plural | *aledwe | — | *īlāsedwe | — |
3rd plural | *alontor | ? | *īlāsontor | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *alasūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *alasetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *alasetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *alasommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *alasedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *alasontor | — | — |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *altos | *altou | *altoi |
vocative | *alte | *altou | *altoi |
accusative | *altom | *altou | *altoms |
genitive | *altī | *altous | *altom |
dative | *altūi | *altobom | *altobos |
instrumental | *altū | *altobim | *altobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *altā | *altai | *altās |
vocative | *altā | *altai | *altās |
accusative | *altam | *altai | *altams |
genitive | *altās | *altous | *altom |
dative | *altai | *altābom | *altābos |
instrumental | *? | *altābim | *altābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *altom | *altou | *altā |
vocative | *altom | *altou | *altā |
accusative | *altom | *altou | *altā |
genitive | *altī | *altous | *altom |
dative | *altūi | *altobom | *altobos |
instrumental | *altū | *altobim | *altobis |