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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 *weyd- (“to perceive, see”).[1]
Verb
*weideti[1]
- to tell, relate
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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*weidū
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*weidemam
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*wiwitsū
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*wiwida
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| 2nd singular
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*weidesi
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*weidetās
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*wiwitsesi
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*wiwidas?
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| 3rd singular
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*weideti
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*weideto
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*wiwitseti
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*wiwide
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| 1st plural
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*weidomosi
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*weidemo
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*wiwitsomosi
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*wiwidmo
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| 2nd plural
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*weidetesi
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*weidestē
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*wiwitsetesi
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*wiwisse
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| 3rd plural
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*weidonti
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*weidento
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*wiwitsonti
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*wiwidars
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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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*weisū
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*weisesi
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?
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*weide
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| 3rd singular
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*weiseti
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?
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*weidetou
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| 1st plural
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*weisomosi
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?
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*weidomos
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| 2nd plural
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*weisetesi
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?
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*weidete
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| 3rd plural
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*weisonti
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?
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*weidontou
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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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*weidūr
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—
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*wiwitsūr
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*wiwidra
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| 2nd singular
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*weidetar
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—
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*wiwitsetar
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*wiwidras?
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| 3rd singular
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*weidetor
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?
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*wiwitsetor
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*wiwidre
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| 1st plural
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*weidommor
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—
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*wiwitsommor
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?
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| 2nd plural
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*weidedwe
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—
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*wiwitsedwe
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?
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| 3rd plural
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*weidontor
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?
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*wiwitsontor
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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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*weisūr
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*weisetar
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*weisetor
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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*weisommor
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*weisedwe
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*weisontor
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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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*weidonts
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*weidonte
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*weidontes
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| vocative
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*weidonts
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*weidonte
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*weidontes
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| accusative
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*weidontam
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*weidonte
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*weidontans
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| genitive
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*weidantos
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*?
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*weidantom
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| dative
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*weidantei
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*weidantbom
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*weidantbos
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| instrumental
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*weidantī?
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*weidantbim
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*weidantbis
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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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*weidantī
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*weidantī
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*weidantiyās
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| vocative
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*weidantī
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*weidantī
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*weidantiyās
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| accusative
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*weidantīm
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*weidantī
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*weidantiyans
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| genitive
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*weidantyās
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*?
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*weidantyom
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| dative
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*weidantyāi
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*weidantyābom
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*weidantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*weidantyābim
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*weidantyābis
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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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*weidont
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*?
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*weidonta
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| vocative
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*weidont
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*?
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*weidonta
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| accusative
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*weidont
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*?
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*weidonta
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| genitive
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*weidantos
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*?
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*weidantom
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| dative
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*weidantei
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*?
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*weidantbos
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| instrumental
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*weidantī?
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*?
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*weidantbis
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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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*weidomnos
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnoi
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| vocative
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*weidomne
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnoi
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| accusative
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*weidomnom
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnons
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| genitive
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*weidomnī
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*weidomnous
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*weidomnom
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| dative
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*weidomnūi
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*weidomnobom
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*weidomnobos
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| instrumental
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*weidomnū
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*weidomnobim
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*weidomnobis
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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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*weidomnā
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*weidomnai
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*weidomnās
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| vocative
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*weidomnā
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*weidomnai
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*weidomnās
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| accusative
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*weidomnam
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*weidomnai
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*weidomnans
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| genitive
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*weidomnās
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*weidomnous
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*weidomnom
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| dative
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*weidomnai
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*weidomnābom
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*weidomnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*weidomnābim
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*weidomnābis
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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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*weidomnom
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnā
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| vocative
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*weidomnom
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnā
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| accusative
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*weidomnom
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*weidomnou
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*weidomnā
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| genitive
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*weidomnī
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*weidomnous
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*weidomnom
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| dative
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*weidomnūi
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*weidomnobom
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*weidomnobos
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| instrumental
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*weidomnū
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*weidomnobim
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*weidomnobis
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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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*wissos
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*wissou
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*wissoi
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| vocative
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*wisse
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*wissou
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*wissoi
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| accusative
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*wissom
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*wissou
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*wissons
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| genitive
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*wissī
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*wissous
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*wissom
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| dative
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*wissūi
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*wissobom
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*wissobos
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| instrumental
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*wissū
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*wissobim
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*wissobis
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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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*wissā
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*wissai
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*wissās
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| vocative
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*wissā
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*wissai
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*wissās
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| accusative
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*wissam
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*wissai
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*wissans
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| genitive
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*wissās
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*wissous
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*wissom
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| dative
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*wissai
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*wissābom
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*wissābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*wissābim
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*wissābis
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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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*wissom
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*wissou
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*wissā
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| vocative
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*wissom
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*wissou
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*wissā
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| accusative
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*wissom
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*wissou
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*wissā
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| genitive
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*wissī
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*wissous
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*wissom
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| dative
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*wissūi
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*wissobom
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*wissobos
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| instrumental
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*wissū
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*wissobim
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*wissobis
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- ⇒ Middle Welsh: amcawdd, amceudd
- ⇒ Old Irish: ad·fét
- ⇒ Old Irish: in·fét
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēd-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 407