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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂- (“to bite, to gnaw”).
Verb
*knāyeti[1]
- to bite, to chew
Inflection
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite
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| Active voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*knāyū
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*knāyemam
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?
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?
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| 2nd singular
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*knāyesi
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*knāyetās
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| 3rd singular
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*knāyeti
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*knāyeto
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| 1st plural
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*knāyomosi
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*knāyemo
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| 2nd plural
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*knāyetesi
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*knāyestē
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| 3rd plural
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*knāyonti
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*knāyento
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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*knāsū
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*knāsesi
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*knāye
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| 3rd singular
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*knāseti
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*knāyetou
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| 1st plural
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*knāsomosi
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*knāyomos
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| 2nd plural
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*knāsetesi
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*knāyete
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| 3rd plural
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*knāsonti
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*knāyontou
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*knāyūr
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*knāyetar
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*knāyetor
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| 1st plural
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*knāyommor
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| 2nd plural
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*knāyedwe
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| 3rd plural
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*knāyontor
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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*knāsūr
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*knāsetar
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| 3rd singular
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*knāsetor
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| 1st plural
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*knāsommor
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| 2nd plural
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*knāsedwe
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| 3rd plural
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*knāsontor
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—
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—
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Descendants
- Brythonic:
- Middle Welsh: cnoi, cny (Present, 3rd singular)
- Goidelic:
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