Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)néh₂ti
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Athematic root present of *(s)neh₂- (“to swim; to float”).
Verb
*(s)néh₂ti (imperfective)[1]
- to swim, to be swimming
Inflection
| Imperfective, athematic, active only | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *(s)néh₂ti | ||||
| 3rd plural | *(s)n̥h₂énti | ||||
| Active voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *(s)néh₂mi | *(s)nā́m | — | *(s)néh₂oh₂ | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *(s)néh₂si | *(s)néh₂s | *(s)néh₂, *(s)n̥h₂dʰí | *(s)néh₂esi | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁s |
| 3rd singular | *(s)néh₂ti | *(s)néh₂t | *(s)néh₂tu | *(s)néh₂eti | *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁t |
| 1st dual | *(s)n̥h₂wós | *(s)n̥h₂wé | — | *(s)néh₂owos | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁wé |
| 2nd dual | *(s)n̥h₂tés | *(s)n̥h₂tóm | *(s)n̥h₂tóm | *(s)néh₂etes | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tóm |
| 3rd dual | *(s)n̥h₂tés | *(s)n̥h₂tā́m | *(s)n̥h₂tā́m | *(s)néh₂etes | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tā́m |
| 1st plural | *(s)n̥h₂mós | *(s)n̥h₂mé | — | *(s)néh₂omos | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁mé |
| 2nd plural | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)n̥h₂té | *(s)néh₂ete | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁té |
| 3rd plural | *(s)n̥h₂énti | *(s)n̥h₂ént | *(s)n̥h₂éntu | *(s)néh₂onti | *(s)n̥h₂ih₁ént |
| Participle | *(s)n̥h₂ónts | ||||
Descendants
- Proto-Celtic: *snāti[2]
- Old Irish: snaïd, -sná
- Hellenic: (by analogy with πλέω (pléō, “sail”))
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snáHti
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snáHti
- Sanskrit: स्नाति (snā́ti) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snáHti
- Proto-Italic: *snāō[4]
References
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 572
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*snā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1012-1013
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 411