rofinnadar

Old Irish

Etymology

ro- +‎ Proto-Celtic *windeti (compare Welsh gwn (I know)), from *wi-n-d- (compare Sanskrit विन्दति (vindati, finds)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈɸʲi.n̪ə.ðəɾ/
    • (Blasse) [roˈɸʲi.n̪a.ðaɾ]
    • (Griffith) [roˈɸʲi.n̪ə.ðəɾ]

Verb

ro·finnadar (prototonic ·finnadar, verbal noun fius)

  1. to find out, discover
  2. (in perfect) to know

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rofinnadar.

Conjugation

Complex, class B V present, s future, s subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ro·finnadar ro·finnatar
prot. ·finnadar ·finnatar ·fintar ·finnatar
imperfect indicative deut. ro·finnad
prot. ·finnad
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. ro·fetar ro·fitir ro·fitemmar ro·fitid ro·fitetar ro·fess ro·fessa
prot. ·fetar ·fetar ·fitir ·fitemmar ·fitid ·fitetar ·fess ·fessa
future deut. ro·fessur ro·feisser ru·fiastar, ro·festar ro·fessammar ro·fessid, ro·fessaid ro·fessatar ro·fessar
prot. ·fessur ·feisser ·fiastar, ·festar ·fessammar ·fessid, ·fessaid ·fessatar ·fessar
conditional deut. ro·fessainn ro·festa ro·fessad ro·fesmais ro·festae
prot. ·fessainn ·festa ·fessad ·fesmais ·festae ·festais ·festae
present subjunctive deut. ro·fessur ro·feisser ro·festar ro·fessammar ro·fessaid ro·fessatar ro·fessar
prot. ·fessur ·feisser ·festar ·fessammar ·fessaid ·fessatar ·fessar
past subjunctive deut. ro·fessainn ro·festa ro·fessad ro·fesmais ro·festae
prot. ·fessainn ·festa ·fessad ·fesmais ·festae ·festais ·festae
imperative fintae finnad finnamar finnaid finnatar
verbal noun fius
past participle
verbal of necessity fissi

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: finnaid
    • Irish: fionn
  • Irish: feadair (from perfect conjunct ·fitir)

Mutation

Mutation of ro·finnadar
radical lenition nasalization
ro·finnadar ro·ḟinnadar ro·finnadar
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

Further reading