berbaid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *berwāti, denominal verb from *berwos (“stew”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲerβɨðʲ]

Verb

berbaid (prototonic ·berba, verbal noun bruith)

  1. to boil, cook

Conjugation

Simple, class A I present, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs.
conj. ·berba
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs. berba
conj. ·berba
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun bruith
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Irish: bearbh, beirbh
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: beirbigid

Mutation

Mutation of berbaid
radical lenition nasalization
berbaid berbaid
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mberbaid

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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