From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”).
*gnināti
Athematic present with stem ablaut to an h₃-final root, suffixless preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *gnināmi | *gninamam | *gignāsū | *gegnū |
2nd singular | *gnināsi | *gninatās | *gignāsesi | *gegnūs |
3rd singular | *gnināti | *gninato | *gignāseti | *gegnū |
1st plural | *gninamosi | *gninamo | *gignāsomosi | *gegnamo |
2nd plural | *gninatesi | *gninastē | *gignāsetesi | *gegnate |
3rd plural | *gninonti | *gninanto | *gignāsonti | *gegnars |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *gnāsū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *gnāsesi | ? | *gninā | |
3rd singular | *gnāseti | ? | *gninātou | |
1st plural | *gnāsomosi | ? | *gninamos | |
2nd plural | *gnāsetesi | ? | *gninate | |
3rd plural | *gnāsonti | ? | *gninontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *gninār | — | *gignāsūr | — |
2nd singular | *gninātar | — | *gignāsetar | — |
3rd singular | *gninātor | ? | *gignāsetor | — |
1st plural | *gninammor | — | *gignāsommor | — |
2nd plural | *gninadwe | — | *gignāsedwe | — |
3rd plural | *gninontor | ? | *gignāsontor | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *gnāsūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *gnāsetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *gnāsetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *gnāsommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *gnāsedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *gnāsontor | — | — |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *gnātos | *gnātou | *gnātoi |
vocative | *gnāte | *gnātou | *gnātoi |
accusative | *gnātom | *gnātou | *gnātoms |
genitive | *gnātī | *gnātous | *gnātom |
dative | *gnātūi | *gnātobom | *gnātobos |
instrumental | *gnātū | *gnātobim | *gnātobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *gnātā | *gnātai | *gnātās |
vocative | *gnātā | *gnātai | *gnātās |
accusative | *gnātam | *gnātai | *gnātams |
genitive | *gnātās | *gnātous | *gnātom |
dative | *gnātai | *gnātābom | *gnātābos |
instrumental | *? | *gnātābim | *gnātābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *gnātom | *gnātou | *gnātā |
vocative | *gnātom | *gnātou | *gnātā |
accusative | *gnātom | *gnātou | *gnātā |
genitive | *gnātī | *gnātous | *gnātom |
dative | *gnātūi | *gnātobom | *gnātobos |
instrumental | *gnātū | *gnātobim | *gnātobis |
Later in Celtic, the ablauting nasal infix -nā-/-na- was replaced by -nu- by analogy with *klinutor (“to hear”), accounting for the fact that the stem vowel i is not lowered to e in Old Irish.[2]