arbiatha

Old Irish

Etymology

Prefixed with ar-. A denominal derivative of biad (“food”).

Verb

ar·biatha (prototonic ·erbiatha, verbal noun airbiathad)

  1. to feed, nourish
  2. (law) to pay rent for food

Inflection

Complex, class A I present
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ar·biathim ar·biatha; ar·biathar (deponent)
prot. ·erbiatha ·airbiathar
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut.
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun airbiathad
past participle
verbal of necessity

Mutation

Mutation of ar·biatha
radical lenition nasalization
ar·biatha ar·biatha
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 ar·mbiatha

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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