Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/molātor
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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. |
Proto-Celtic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with *mālos (“praise”). Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“inform”), Proto-Slavic *modliti (“ask, pray”), Old Armenian մաղթեմ (małtʻem, “implore, pray”)), though the loss of the dʰ is problematic.
Verb[edit]
*molātor
Inflection[edit]
| Ā-present, suffixless preterite, deponent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *molār | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *molātar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *molātor | ? | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *molāmmor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *molādwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *molāntor | ? | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | ? | — | — | |
| 1st plural | ? | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | ? | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | ? | — | — | |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mol-ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 275