From Proto-Indo-European *snigʷʰ-ye-ti (“to stick to”), from *sneygʷʰ-.[1]
*snigʷyeti
Welsh nyfio “to snow” is a ghost word.[1]
Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *snigʷyū | *snigʷyemam | *sisnixsū | *sisnoigʷa |
2nd singular | *snigʷyesi | *snigʷyetās | *sisnixsesi | *sisnoigʷas? |
3rd singular | *snigʷyeti | *snigʷyeto | *sisnixseti | *sisnoigʷe |
1st plural | *snigʷyomosi | *snigʷyemo | *sisnixsomosi | *sisnoigʷmo |
2nd plural | *snigʷyetesi | *snigʷyestē | *sisnixsetesi | *sisnoigʷe |
3rd plural | *snigʷyonti | *snigʷyento | *sisnixsonti | *sisnoigʷars |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *snēxsū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *snēxsesi | ? | *snigʷye | |
3rd singular | *snēxseti | ? | *snigʷyetou | |
1st plural | *snēxsomosi | ? | *snigʷyomos | |
2nd plural | *snēxsetesi | ? | *snigʷyete | |
3rd plural | *snēxsonti | ? | *snigʷyontou |
Declension of the present participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *snigʷyonts | *snigʷyonte | *snigʷyontes |
vocative | *snigʷyonts | *snigʷyonte | *snigʷyontes |
accusative | *snigʷyontam | *snigʷyonte | *snigʷyontans |
genitive | *snigʷyantos | *? | *snigʷyantom |
dative | *snigʷyantei | *snigʷyantbom | *snigʷyantbos |
instrumental | *snigʷyantī? | *snigʷyantbim | *snigʷyantbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *snigʷyantī | *snigʷyantī | *snigʷyantiyās |
vocative | *snigʷyantī | *snigʷyantī | *snigʷyantiyās |
accusative | *snigʷyantīm | *snigʷyantī | *snigʷyantiyans |
genitive | *snigʷyantyās | *? | *snigʷyantyom |
dative | *snigʷyantyāi | *snigʷyantyābom | *snigʷyantyābos |
instrumental | *? | *snigʷyantyābim | *snigʷyantyābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *snigʷyont | *? | *snigʷyonta |
vocative | *snigʷyont | *? | *snigʷyonta |
accusative | *snigʷyont | *? | *snigʷyonta |
genitive | *snigʷyantos | *? | *snigʷyantom |
dative | *snigʷyantei | *? | *snigʷyantbos |
instrumental | *snigʷyantī? | *? | *snigʷyantbis |