Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tolīti

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 *(s)telH- (to be silent, still);[1] more specifically, an o-grade causative/iterative formation[2] also seen in Proto-Slavic *toliti (to calm, soothe).

Verb

*tolīti[2]

  1. to sleep

Inflection

Ī-present
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *toleyū *tolīmam ?
2nd singular *tolīsi *tolītās ?
3rd singular *tolīti *tolīto ?
1st plural *toleyomosi *tolīmo ?
2nd plural *tolītesi *tolīstē ?
3rd plural *toleyonti *tolīnto ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ? ?
2nd singular ? ? *tolī
3rd singular ? ? *tolītou
1st plural ? ? *toleyomos
2nd plural ? ? *tolīte
3rd plural ? ? *toleyontou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *toleyūr ?
2nd singular *tolītar ?
3rd singular *tolītor ? ?
1st plural *toleyommor ?
2nd plural *tolīdwe ?
3rd plural *toleyontor ? ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular ?
2nd singular ?
3rd singular ?
1st plural ?
2nd plural ?
3rd plural ?
Declension of the present participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *toleyonts *toleyonte *toleyontes
vocative *toleyonts *toleyonte *toleyontes
accusative *toleyontam *toleyonte *toleyontans
genitive *toleyantos *? *toleyantom
dative *toleyantei *toleyantbom *toleyantbos
instrumental *toleyantī? *toleyantbim *toleyantbis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *toleyantī *toleyantī *toleyantiyās
vocative *toleyantī *toleyantī *toleyantiyās
accusative *toleyantīm *toleyantī *toleyantiyans
genitive *toleyantyās *? *toleyantyom
dative *toleyantyāi *toleyantyābom *toleyantyābos
instrumental *? *toleyantyābim *toleyantyābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *toleyont *? *toleyonta
vocative *toleyont *? *toleyonta
accusative *toleyont *? *toleyonta
genitive *toleyantos *? *toleyantom
dative *toleyantei *? *toleyantbos
instrumental *toleyantī? *? *toleyantbis
Declension of the middle participle
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *toleyomnos *toleyomnou *toleyomnoi
vocative *toleyomne *toleyomnou *toleyomnoi
accusative *toleyomnom *toleyomnou *toleyomnons
genitive *toleyomnī *toleyomnous *toleyomnom
dative *toleyomnūi *toleyomnobom *toleyomnobos
instrumental *toleyomnū *toleyomnobim *toleyomnobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *toleyomnā *toleyomnai *toleyomnās
vocative *toleyomnā *toleyomnai *toleyomnās
accusative *toleyomnam *toleyomnai *toleyomnans
genitive *toleyomnās *toleyomnous *toleyomnom
dative *toleyomnai *toleyomnābom *toleyomnābos
instrumental *? *toleyomnābim *toleyomnābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *toleyomnom *toleyomnou *toleyomnā
vocative *toleyomnom *toleyomnou *toleyomnā
accusative *toleyomnom *toleyomnou *toleyomnā
genitive *toleyomnī *toleyomnous *toleyomnom
dative *toleyomnūi *toleyomnobom *toleyomnobos
instrumental *toleyomnū *toleyomnobim *toleyomnobis

Reconstruction

  • Matasović's *tolīyeti is erroneous.

Descendants

  • Old Irish: tuilid

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Le Mair, Esther (30 September 2011) Secondary Verbs in Old Irish: A comparative-historical study of patterns of verbal derivation in the Old Irish Glosses, Galway: National University of Ireland, page 255