congní

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • ɔ·gní (abbreviation)

Etymology

From com- +‎ gníid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈɡʲnʲiː/

Verb

con·gní (verbal noun cungnum or conggnam)

  1. to help, assist [with fri (+ accusative)]
    Synonyms: fo·reith, for·tét, cobraithir

Inflection

Complex, class A III present, é future, e subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ɔ·gní con·gnïam
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut.
prot.
future deut. con·géna
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. con·gné, cun·gné con·gné, cun·gné; con·acna (ad-form)
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun cungnum, conggnam
past participle
verbal of necessity

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14c42
    .i. con·gnïam fribsi oc táircud raith spirito dúib, coni[d] hed fod·era fáilti dúibsi et dúnni.
    We assist you in preparing spiritual grace for you, so that this causes joy unto you and us.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 114b18
    .i. nad·fil nech con·gné fris ón acht Día.
    i.e. there is nobody to help him but God.

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: congnaid

Mutation

Mutation of con·gní
radical lenition nasalization
con·gní con·gní
pronounced with /ɣʲ-/
con·ngní

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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