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

to wash
Synonyms: *nigyeti, *wolkīti

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-?
- >? Welsh: ennaint

References

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

[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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