Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wenkāti

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *wenk- (to bend).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wanhaz (bent, crooked, twisted).

Verb

*wenkāti[1]

  1. to bend

Inflection

Ā-present
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *wenkāmi *wenkāmam ?
2nd singular *wenkāsi *wenkātās ?
3rd singular *wenkāti *wenkāto ?
1st plural *wenkāmosi *wenkāmo ?
2nd plural *wenkātesi *wenkāstē ?
3rd plural *wenkānti *wenkānto ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ? ?
2nd singular ? ? *wenkā
3rd singular ? ? *wenkātou
1st plural ? ? *wenkāmos
2nd plural ? ? *wenkāte
3rd plural ? ? *wenkāntou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *wenkār ?
2nd singular *wenkātar ?
3rd singular *wenkātor ? ?
1st plural *wenkāmmor ?
2nd plural *wenkādwe ?
3rd plural *wenkāntor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?
Declension of the present participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *wenkants *wenkante *wenkantes
vocative *wenkants *wenkante *wenkantes
accusative *wenkantam *wenkante *wenkantans
genitive *wenkantos *? *wenkantom
dative *wenkantei *wenkantbom *wenkantbos
instrumental *wenkantī? *wenkantbim *wenkantbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *wenkantī *wenkantī *wenkantiyās
vocative *wenkantī *wenkantī *wenkantiyās
accusative *wenkantīm *wenkantī *wenkantiyans
genitive *wenkantyās *? *wenkantyom
dative *wenkantyāi *wenkantyābom *wenkantyābos
instrumental *? *wenkantyābim *wenkantyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *wenkant *? *wenkanta
vocative *wenkant *? *wenkanta
accusative *wenkant *? *wenkanta
genitive *wenkantos *? *wenkantom
dative *wenkantei *? *wenkantbos
instrumental *wenkantī? *? *wenkantbis

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: feccaid

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wenk-ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 413