Uncertain;[1] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak-, the source of Latin taceo (“I am silent”), Proto-Germanic *þagjaną (“to be silent”).[2]
*taketi
Thematic present | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *takū | *takemam | ? | — |
2nd singular | *takesi | *taketās | ? | — |
3rd singular | *taketi | *taketo | ? | — |
1st plural | *takomosi | *takemo | ? | — |
2nd plural | *taketesi | *takestē | ? | — |
3rd plural | *takonti | *takento | ? | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | ? | ? | — | |
2nd singular | ? | ? | *take | |
3rd singular | ? | ? | *taketou | |
1st plural | ? | ? | *takomos | |
2nd plural | ? | ? | *takete | |
3rd plural | ? | ? | *takontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *takūr | — | ? | — |
2nd singular | *taketar | — | ? | — |
3rd singular | *taketor | ? | ? | — |
1st plural | *takommor | — | ? | — |
2nd plural | *takedwe | — | ? | — |
3rd plural | *takontor | ? | ? | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | ? | — | — | |
2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
1st plural | ? | — | — | |
2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
3rd plural | ? | — | — |
Declension of the present participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *takonts | *takonte | *takontes |
vocative | *takonts | *takonte | *takontes |
accusative | *takontam | *takonte | *takontans |
genitive | *takantos | *? | *takantom |
dative | *takantei | *takantbom | *takantbos |
instrumental | *takantī? | *takantbim | *takantbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *takantī | *takantī | *takantiyās |
vocative | *takantī | *takantī | *takantiyās |
accusative | *takantīm | *takantī | *takantiyans |
genitive | *takantyās | *? | *takantyom |
dative | *takantyāi | *takantyābom | *takantyābos |
instrumental | *? | *takantyābim | *takantyābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *takont | *? | *takonta |
vocative | *takont | *? | *takonta |
accusative | *takont | *? | *takonta |
genitive | *takantos | *? | *takantom |
dative | *takantei | *? | *takantbos |
instrumental | *takantī? | *? | *takantbis |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *taxtos | *taxtou | *taxtoi |
vocative | *taxte | *taxtou | *taxtoi |
accusative | *taxtom | *taxtou | *taxtons |
genitive | *taxtī | *taxtous | *taxtom |
dative | *taxtūi | *taxtobom | *taxtobos |
instrumental | *taxtū | *taxtobim | *taxtobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *taxtā | *taxtai | *taxtās |
vocative | *taxtā | *taxtai | *taxtās |
accusative | *taxtam | *taxtai | *taxtans |
genitive | *taxtās | *taxtous | *taxtom |
dative | *taxtai | *taxtābom | *taxtābos |
instrumental | *? | *taxtābim | *taxtābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *taxtom | *taxtou | *taxtā |
vocative | *taxtom | *taxtou | *taxtā |
accusative | *taxtom | *taxtou | *taxtā |
genitive | *taxtī | *taxtous | *taxtom |
dative | *taxtūi | *taxtobom | *taxtobos |
instrumental | *taxtū | *taxtobim | *taxtobis |
Matasović's reconstruction *tageti is erroneous, as intervocalic -g- is normally deleted in Brittonic, not retained.