Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/liyeti
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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 1
From Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λείβω (leíbō, “to pour”), Lithuanian líeti (“to let flow”).
Verb
*liyeti[1]
- to flow
Declension
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *liyū | *liyemam | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *liyesi | *liyetās | ? | ? |
| 3rd singular | *liyeti | *liyeto | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *liyomosi | *liyemo | ? | ? |
| 2nd plural | *liyetesi | *liyestē | ? | ? |
| 3rd plural | *liyonti | *liyento | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | ? | *liye | |
| 3rd singular | ? | ? | *liyetou | |
| 1st plural | ? | ? | *liyomos | |
| 2nd plural | ? | ? | *liyete | |
| 3rd plural | ? | ? | *liyontou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *liyūr | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *liyetar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *liyetor | ? | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *liyommor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *liyedwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *liyontor | ? | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | — | |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH- (“to accuse”). Cognate with Latin līs (“lawsuit, action”).
Verb
*liyeti
Declension
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *liyū | *liyemam | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *liyesi | *liyetās | ? | ? |
| 3rd singular | *liyeti | *liyeto | ? | ? |
| 1st plural | *liyomosi | *liyemo | ? | ? |
| 2nd plural | *liyetesi | *liyestē | ? | ? |
| 3rd plural | *liyonti | *liyento | ? | ? |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | ? | *liye | |
| 3rd singular | ? | ? | *liyetou | |
| 1st plural | ? | ? | *liyomos | |
| 2nd plural | ? | ? | *liyete | |
| 3rd plural | ? | ? | *liyontou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *liyūr | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *liyetar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *liyetor | ? | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *liyommor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *liyedwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *liyontor | ? | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | — | |
Descendants
- Old Irish: liid, lithae (“accuses”)
- Celtiberian: *litom (?) (however compare Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”))
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*liy-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 243