éigid

Old Irish

Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *yeigeti, from a reduplicated present *h₁í-h₁eyǵʰ-ti from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyǵʰ-. Distantly related to Ancient Greek ἰχανάω (ikhanáō, “to desire”) and Sanskrit ईहति (īhati, “to desire”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈeː.ɣʲəðʲ/
      • (Blasse) [ˈeː.ɣʲɪðʲ]
      • (Griffith) [ˈeː.ɣʲɨðʲ]

    Verb

    éigid (verbal noun éigem)

    1. to cry out, to scream (in distress)

    Inflection

    Simple, class A II present, s preterite
    active passive
    singular plural singular plural
    1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    present indicative abs. éigid; éigthi (with suffixed pronoun -i)
    conj.
    rel.
    imperfect indicative
    preterite abs. égis éigsit
    conj. ·éig ·héged
    rel.
    perfect deut. ro·éig ro·héged
    prot.
    future abs.
    conj.
    rel.
    conditional
    present subjunctive abs.
    conj.
    rel.
    past subjunctive
    imperative
    verbal noun éigem
    past participle
    verbal of necessity

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle Irish: éigid
      • Irish: éigh
      • Manx: eie
      • Scottish Gaelic: èigh

    Mutation

    Mutation of éigid
    radical lenition nasalization
    éigid
    (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)    		 éigid n-éigid

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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