< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic

Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/barnati

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥-né-H-ti ~ *gʷr̥-n-H-énti, from *gʷerH- (to praise, elevate) + *-né- + *-ti.[1][2][3][4]

Verb

*barnati

  1. to proclaim

Inflection

Athematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *barnami *barnamam  ?  ?
2nd singular *barnasi *barnatās  ?  ?
3rd singular *barnati *barnato  ?  ?
1st plural *barnamosi *barnamo  ?  ?
2nd plural *barnatesi *barnastē  ?  ?
3rd plural *barnanti *barnanto  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ?  ?
2nd singular  ?  ? *barna
3rd singular  ?  ? *barnatou
1st plural  ?  ? *barnamos
2nd plural  ?  ? *barnate
3rd plural  ?  ? *barnantou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *barnar  ?
2nd singular *barnatar  ?
3rd singular *barnator  ?  ?
1st plural *barnammor  ?
2nd plural *barnadwe  ?
3rd plural *barnantor  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ?
2nd singular  ?
3rd singular  ?
1st plural  ?
2nd plural  ?
3rd plural  ?

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *barnad
    • Middle Breton: barn
    • Middle Welsh: barnu, barnaf

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bar-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 57-58
  2. Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
  3. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 168
  4. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.