Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/begeti

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 *bʰeg-.[1]

Verb

*begeti

  1. to break

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *begū *begemam ? *bāga
2nd singular *begesi *begetās ? *bāgas?
3rd singular *begeti *begeto ? *bāge
1st plural *begomosi *begemo ? *bāgmo
2nd plural *begetesi *begestē ? *bāxte
3rd plural *begonti *begento ? *bāgars
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *bexsū ?
2nd singular *bexsesi ? *bege
3rd singular *bexseti ? *begetou
1st plural *bexsomosi ? *begomos
2nd plural *bexsetesi ? *begete
3rd plural *bexsonti ? *begontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *begūr ? *bāgra
2nd singular *begetar ? *bāgras?
3rd singular *begetor ? ? *bāgre
1st plural *begommor ? ?
2nd plural *begedwe ? ?
3rd plural *begontor ? ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *bexsūr
2nd singular *bexsetar
3rd singular *bexsetor
1st plural *bexsommor
2nd plural *bexsedwe
3rd plural *bexsontor
Declension of the present participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *begonts *begonte *begontes
vocative *begonts *begonte *begontes
accusative *begontam *begonte *begontans
genitive *begantos *? *begantom
dative *begantei *begantbom *begantbos
instrumental *begantī? *begantbim *begantbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *begantī *begantī *begantiyās
vocative *begantī *begantī *begantiyās
accusative *begantīm *begantī *begantiyans
genitive *begantyās *? *begantyom
dative *begantyāi *begantyābom *begantyābos
instrumental *? *begantyābim *begantyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *begont *? *begonta
vocative *begont *? *begonta
accusative *begont *? *begonta
genitive *begantos *? *begantom
dative *begantei *? *begantbos
instrumental *begantī? *? *begantbis
Declension of the middle participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *begomnos *begomnou *begomnoi
vocative *begomne *begomnou *begomnoi
accusative *begomnom *begomnou *begomnons
genitive *begomnī *begomnous *begomnom
dative *begomnūi *begomnobom *begomnobos
instrumental *begomnū *begomnobim *begomnobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *begomnā *begomnai *begomnās
vocative *begomnā *begomnai *begomnās
accusative *begomnam *begomnai *begomnans
genitive *begomnās *begomnous *begomnom
dative *begomnai *begomnābom *begomnābos
instrumental *? *begomnābim *begomnābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *begomnom *begomnou *begomnā
vocative *begomnom *begomnou *begomnā
accusative *begomnom *begomnou *begomnā
genitive *begomnī *begomnous *begomnom
dative *begomnūi *begomnobom *begomnobos
instrumental *begomnū *begomnobim *begomnobis
Declension of the past participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *bextos *bextou *bextoi
vocative *bexte *bextou *bextoi
accusative *bextom *bextou *bextons
genitive *bextī *bextous *bextom
dative *bextūi *bextobom *bextobos
instrumental *bextū *bextobim *bextobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *bextā *bextai *bextās
vocative *bextā *bextai *bextās
accusative *bextam *bextai *bextans
genitive *bextās *bextous *bextom
dative *bextai *bextābom *bextābos
instrumental *? *bextābim *bextābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *bextom *bextou *bextā
vocative *bextom *bextou *bextā
accusative *bextom *bextou *bextā
genitive *bextī *bextous *bextom
dative *bextūi *bextobom *bextobos
instrumental *bextū *bextobim *bextobis

Derived terms

This verb was frequently conflated with its similar-looking synonym *bungeti, making spotting descendants difficult.

  • *to-begeti
    • Old Irish: do·beig
  • *to-ati-begeti

Descendants

  • Old Irish: ro·mbecht (passive singular)

References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 216-217