*fetaną²
Runic: ᚠᛖᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸe.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 5
Meanings
to give birth
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *péd-e/o- from root *ped- (‘to give birth’)(?). Cognate with Old Irish idu (‘pain, birth pangs’) (Matasović 2009a).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fetō | fetaų | – |
| 2nd singular | fitizi | fetaiz | fet |
| 3rd singular | fitidi | fetai | fetadau |
| 1st dual | fetōz | fetaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | fetadiz | fetaidiz | fetadiz |
| 1st plural | fetamaz | fetaim | – |
| 2nd plural | fitid | fetaid | fitid |
| 3rd plural | fetandi | fetain | fetandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fetai | – |
| 2nd singular | fetazai | fetaizau |
| 3rd singular | fetadai | fetaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | fetandai | fetaindau |
| 2nd plural | fetandai | fetaindau |
| 3rd plural | fetandai | fetaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fat | fētį̄ |
| 2nd singular | fast | fētīz |
| 3rd singular | fat | fētī |
| 1st dual | fētū | fētīw |
| 2nd dual | fētudiz | fētīdiz |
| 1st plural | fētum | fētīm |
| 2nd plural | fētud | fētīd |
| 3rd plural | fētun | fētīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| fetaną | fetandz | fetanaz |
Descendants
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*fetan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fetan (Old English)
- 𐍆𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fitan) (Gothic)