addaim

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *addamyeti, cognate to Welsh addef; surface analysis ad- +‎ daimid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈd̪aβ̃ʲ/

Verb

ad·daim (prototonic ·ataim, verbal noun aititiu)

  1. to acknowledge, admit
  2. to recognize
  3. to concede

For quotations using this term, see Citations:addaim.

Inflection

Complex, class B II present, á preterite, a future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ata·domu (with infixed pronoun dat-) ad·daim at·ndaimet (with infixed pronoun d-)
prot. ·atmu ·atmai ·ataim ·ataimet
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut. ad·dámir
prot. ·atamar
perfect deut. ad·rodamar ad·rodamar ad·rodamair ad·rodamnatar
prot. ·árdamar ·ardamair
future deut. atom·didmae (with infixed pronoun dom-) ad·ndidma
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot. ·atma
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative atmaid
verbal noun aititiu
past participle atmaithe
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Irish: admhaigh

Mutation

Mutation of ad·daim
radical lenition nasalization
ad·daim ad·daim ad·ndaim

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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