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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 *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”).
Verb
*gnināti
- to recognize
Inflection
| Nasal-infix athematic present with stem ablaut to an h₃-final root, 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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*gnināmi
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*gninamam
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*gignāsū
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*gegnū
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| 2nd singular
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*gnināsi
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*gninatās
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*gignāsesi
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*gegnūs
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| 3rd singular
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*gnināti
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*gninato
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*gignāseti
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*gegnū
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| 1st plural
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*gninamosi
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*gninamo
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*gignāsomosi
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*gegnamo
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| 2nd plural
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*gninatesi
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*gninastē
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*gignāsetesi
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*gegnate
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| 3rd plural
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*gninonti
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*gninanto
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*gignāsonti
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*gegnars
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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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*gnāsū
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*gnāsesi
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?
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*gninā
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| 3rd singular
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*gnāseti
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?
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*gninātou
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| 1st plural
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*gnāsomosi
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?
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*gninamos
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| 2nd plural
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*gnāsetesi
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?
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*gninate
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| 3rd plural
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*gnāsonti
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?
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*gninontou
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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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*gninār
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—
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*gignāsūr
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*gninātar
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—
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*gignāsetar
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*gninātor
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?
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*gignāsetor
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—
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| 1st plural
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*gninammor
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—
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*gignāsommor
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*gninadwe
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—
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*gignāsedwe
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*gninontor
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?
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*gignāsontor
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—
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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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*gnāsūr
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*gnāsetar
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*gnāsetor
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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*gnāsommor
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*gnāsedwe
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*gnāsontor
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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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*gninonts
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*gninonte
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*gninontes
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| vocative
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*gninonts
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*gninonte
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*gninontes
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| accusative
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*gninontam
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*gninonte
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*gninontans
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| genitive
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*gninantos
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*?
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*gninantom
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| dative
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*gninantei
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*gninantbom
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*gninantbos
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| instrumental
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*gninantī?
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*gninantbim
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*gninantbis
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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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*gninantī
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*gninantī
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*gninantiyās
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| vocative
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*gninantī
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*gninantī
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*gninantiyās
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| accusative
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*gninantīm
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*gninantī
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*gninantiyans
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| genitive
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*gninantyās
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*?
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*gninantyom
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| dative
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*gninantyāi
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*gninantyābom
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*gninantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gninantyābim
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*gninantyābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gninont
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*?
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*gninonta
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| vocative
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*gninont
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*?
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*gninonta
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| accusative
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*gninont
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*?
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*gninonta
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| genitive
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*gninantos
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*?
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*gninantom
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| dative
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*gninantei
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*?
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*gninantbos
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| instrumental
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*gninantī?
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*?
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*gninantbis
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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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*gninamnos
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnoi
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| vocative
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*gninamne
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnoi
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| accusative
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*gninamnom
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnons
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| genitive
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*gninamnī
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*gninamnous
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*gninamnom
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| dative
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*gninamnūi
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*gninamnobom
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*gninamnobos
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| instrumental
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*gninamnū
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*gninamnobim
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*gninamnobis
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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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*gninamnā
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*gninamnai
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*gninamnās
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| vocative
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*gninamnā
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*gninamnai
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*gninamnās
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| accusative
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*gninamnam
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*gninamnai
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*gninamnans
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| genitive
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*gninamnās
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*gninamnous
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*gninamnom
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| dative
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*gninamnai
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*gninamnābom
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*gninamnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gninamnābim
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*gninamnābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gninamnom
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnā
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| vocative
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*gninamnom
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnā
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| accusative
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*gninamnom
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*gninamnou
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*gninamnā
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| genitive
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*gninamnī
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*gninamnous
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*gninamnom
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| dative
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*gninamnūi
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*gninamnobom
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*gninamnobos
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| instrumental
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*gninamnū
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*gninamnobim
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*gninamnobis
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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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*gnātos
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*gnātou
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*gnātoi
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| vocative
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*gnāte
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*gnātou
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*gnātoi
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| accusative
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*gnātom
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*gnātou
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*gnātons
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| genitive
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*gnātī
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*gnātous
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*gnātom
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| dative
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*gnātūi
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*gnātobom
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*gnātobos
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| instrumental
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*gnātū
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*gnātobim
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*gnātobis
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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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*gnātā
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*gnātai
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*gnātās
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| vocative
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*gnātā
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*gnātai
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*gnātās
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| accusative
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*gnātam
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*gnātai
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*gnātans
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| genitive
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*gnātās
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*gnātous
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*gnātom
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| dative
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*gnātai
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*gnātābom
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*gnātābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*gnātābim
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*gnātābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gnātom
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*gnātou
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*gnātā
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| vocative
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*gnātom
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*gnātou
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*gnātā
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| accusative
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*gnātom
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*gnātou
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*gnātā
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| genitive
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*gnātī
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*gnātous
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*gnātom
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| dative
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*gnātūi
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*gnātobom
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*gnātobos
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| instrumental
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*gnātū
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*gnātobim
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*gnātobis
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Alternative reconstructions
Reconstruction notes
Later in Celtic, the ablauting nasal infix -nā-/-na- was replaced by -nu- by analogy with *klinutor (“to hear”), accounting for the fact that the stem vowel i is not lowered to e in Old Irish.[2]
Derived terms
- *ati-uɸo-gnināti[1]
- Proto-Brythonic: *adwoɨnɨnüd
- Middle Breton: aznauout
- Breton: anaout, anavout, anavezout
- Cornish: aswonvos, aswon
- Welsh: adnabod, adwaen
- *ati-gnināti[1]
Descendants
- Gaulish: gniiou (1st pers. sg. pres.)
- Old Irish: ·gnin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gni-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 163
- ^ 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, page 350