From Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti ~ *linkʷénti. The weak -ī- inflection found in early Irish is secondary.
*linkʷeti
Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *linkʷū | *linkʷemam | *lilixsū | *liloikʷa |
2nd singular | *linkʷesi | *linkʷetās | *lilixsesi | *liloikʷas? |
3rd singular | *linkʷeti | *linkʷeto | *lilixseti | *liloikʷe |
1st plural | *linkʷomosi | *linkʷemo | *lilixsomosi | *liloikʷmo |
2nd plural | *linkʷetesi | *linkʷestē | *lilixsetesi | *liloikʷe |
3rd plural | *linkʷonti | *linkʷento | *lilixsonti | *liloikʷars |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *leixsū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *leixsesi | ? | *linkʷe | |
3rd singular | *leixseti | ? | *linkʷetou | |
1st plural | *leixsomosi | ? | *linkʷomos | |
2nd plural | *leixsetesi | ? | *linkʷete | |
3rd plural | *leixsonti | ? | *linkʷontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *linkʷūr | — | *lilixsūr | *liloikʷra |
2nd singular | *linkʷetar | — | *lilixsetar | *liloikʷras? |
3rd singular | *linkʷetor | ? | *lilixsetor | *liloikʷre |
1st plural | *linkʷommor | — | *lilixsommor | ? |
2nd plural | *linkʷedwe | — | *lilixsedwe | ? |
3rd plural | *linkʷontor | ? | *lilixsontor | ? |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *leixsūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *leixsetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *leixsetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *leixsommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *leixsedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *leixsontor | — | — |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *lixtos | *lixtou | *lixtoi |
vocative | *lixte | *lixtou | *lixtoi |
accusative | *lixtom | *lixtou | *lixtoms |
genitive | *lixtī | *lixtous | *lixtom |
dative | *lixtūi | *lixtobom | *lixtobos |
instrumental | *lixtū | *lixtobim | *lixtobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *lixtā | *lixtai | *lixtās |
vocative | *lixtā | *lixtai | *lixtās |
accusative | *lixtam | *lixtai | *lixtams |
genitive | *lixtās | *lixtous | *lixtom |
dative | *lixtai | *lixtābom | *lixtābos |
instrumental | *? | *lixtābim | *lixtābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *lixtom | *lixtou | *lixtā |
vocative | *lixtom | *lixtou | *lixtā |
accusative | *lixtom | *lixtou | *lixtā |
genitive | *lixtī | *lixtous | *lixtom |
dative | *lixtūi | *lixtobom | *lixtobos |
instrumental | *lixtū | *lixtobim | *lixtobis |