Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kėnɨd

This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kaneti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke̝ˈnɨːd/

Verb

*kėnɨd

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of *kėnɨd

Indicative	Singular						Plural
	First	Second	Third		Impersonal		First	Second	Third	Impersonal
			Absolute	Conjunct	Absolute	Conjunct
Present	*kėniβ̃	*kėnið	*kėnid	*ken	*kenidor	*kenir	*kenimm	*kenid	*kenint	*kenintor
Imperfect	*?	*?	—	*?	—	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
Preterite	*keniss	*kenissɨð(?)	*kenissɨd	*keniss	*kenidɨd	*kenid	*kenissomm	*kenissed	*kenissont	*kenidėnt
Pluperfect	*?	*?	—	*?	—	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
Subjunctive
Present	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
Past	*?	*?	—	*?	—	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
Imperative
Present	—	*ken	*kenid	—	*kenidor	—	*kenimm	*kenid	*kenint	*kenintor
Non-finite

Descendants

• Middle Breton: canaff
  • Breton: kanañ
• Cornish: kana
• Old Welsh: canam
  • Middle Welsh: canu
    • Welsh: canu

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 187-188