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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.
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *met-. Cognate with Latin metō.
Verb
*meteti
- to reap
- to cut
Inflection
| Thematic present, suffixless preterite
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| Active voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*metū
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*metemam
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*mintsū
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*māta
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| 2nd singular
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*metesi
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*metetās
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*mintsesi
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*mātas?
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| 3rd singular
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*meteti
|
*meteto
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*mintseti
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*māte
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| 1st plural
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*metomosi
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*metemo
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*mintsomosi
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*mātmo
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| 2nd plural
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*metetesi
|
*metestē
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*mintsetesi
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*māsse
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| 3rd plural
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*metonti
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*metento
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*mintsonti
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*mātars
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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*metsū
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*metsesi
|
?
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*mete
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| 3rd singular
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*metseti
|
?
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*metetou
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| 1st plural
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*metsomosi
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?
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*metomos
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| 2nd plural
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*metsetesi
|
?
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*metete
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| 3rd plural
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*metsonti
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?
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*metontou
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*metūr
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—
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*mintsūr
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*mātra
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| 2nd singular
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*metetar
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—
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*mintsetar
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*mātras?
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| 3rd singular
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*metetor
|
?
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*mintsetor
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*mātre
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| 1st plural
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*metommor
|
—
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*mintsommor
|
?
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| 2nd plural
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*metedwe
|
—
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*mintsedwe
|
?
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| 3rd plural
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*metontor
|
?
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*mintsontor
|
?
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
|
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| 1st singular
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*metsūr
|
—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*metsetar
|
—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*metsetor
|
—
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—
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| 1st plural
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*metsommor
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*metsedwe
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*metsontor
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—
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—
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| Declension of the present participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*metonts
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*metonte
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*metontes
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| vocative
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*metonts
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*metonte
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*metontes
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| accusative
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*metontam
|
*metonte
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*metontans
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| genitive
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*metantos
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*?
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*metantom
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| dative
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*metantei
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*metantbom
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*metantbos
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| instrumental
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*metantī?
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*metantbim
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*metantbis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*metantī
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*metantī
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*metantiyās
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| vocative
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*metantī
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*metantī
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*metantiyās
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| accusative
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*metantīm
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*metantī
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*metantiyans
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| genitive
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*metantyās
|
*?
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*metantyom
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| dative
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*metantyāi
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*metantyābom
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*metantyābos
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| instrumental
|
*?
|
*metantyābim
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*metantyābis
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| neuter
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singular
|
dual
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plural
|
| nominative
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*metont
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*?
|
*metonta
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| vocative
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*metont
|
*?
|
*metonta
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| accusative
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*metont
|
*?
|
*metonta
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| genitive
|
*metantos
|
*?
|
*metantom
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| dative
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*metantei
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*?
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*metantbos
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| instrumental
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*metantī?
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*?
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*metantbis
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| Declension of the middle participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*metomnos
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*metomnou
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*metomnoi
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| vocative
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*metomne
|
*metomnou
|
*metomnoi
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| accusative
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*metomnom
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*metomnou
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*metomnons
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| genitive
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*metomnī
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*metomnous
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*metomnom
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| dative
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*metomnūi
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*metomnobom
|
*metomnobos
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| instrumental
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*metomnū
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*metomnobim
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*metomnobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
|
| nominative
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*metomnā
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*metomnai
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*metomnās
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| vocative
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*metomnā
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*metomnai
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*metomnās
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| accusative
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*metomnam
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*metomnai
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*metomnans
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| genitive
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*metomnās
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*metomnous
|
*metomnom
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| dative
|
*metomnai
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*metomnābom
|
*metomnābos
|
| instrumental
|
*?
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*metomnābim
|
*metomnābis
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| neuter
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singular
|
dual
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plural
|
| nominative
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*metomnom
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*metomnou
|
*metomnā
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| vocative
|
*metomnom
|
*metomnou
|
*metomnā
|
| accusative
|
*metomnom
|
*metomnou
|
*metomnā
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| genitive
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*metomnī
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*metomnous
|
*metomnom
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| dative
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*metomnūi
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*metomnobom
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*metomnobos
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| instrumental
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*metomnū
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*metomnobim
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*metomnobis
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| Declension of the past participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*messos
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*messou
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*messoi
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| vocative
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*messe
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*messou
|
*messoi
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| accusative
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*messom
|
*messou
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*messons
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| genitive
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*messī
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*messous
|
*messom
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| dative
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*messūi
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*messobom
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*messobos
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| instrumental
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*messū
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*messobim
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*messobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*messā
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*messai
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*messās
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| vocative
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*messā
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*messai
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*messās
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| accusative
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*messam
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*messai
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*messans
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| genitive
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*messās
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*messous
|
*messom
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| dative
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*messai
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*messābom
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*messābos
|
| instrumental
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*?
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*messābim
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*messābis
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| neuter
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singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
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*messom
|
*messou
|
*messā
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| vocative
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*messom
|
*messou
|
*messā
|
| accusative
|
*messom
|
*messou
|
*messā
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| genitive
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*messī
|
*messous
|
*messom
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| dative
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*messūi
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*messobom
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*messobos
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| instrumental
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*messū
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*messobim
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*messobis
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *mėdɨd
- Middle Breton: midiff
- Cornish: midzhi
- Middle Welsh: medi
References
- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 251