daimid

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • damaid

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *damyeti (to allow, permit, endure), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (to tame, domesticate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdaβ̃ʲiðʲ]

Verb

daimid (conjunct ·daim or ·dam, verbal noun détiu or damthu)

  1. to endure, suffer
  2. to submit to (a judgment), assent to (a decision)
  3. to permit, let
  4. to allow

Conjugation

Although the present stem belongs class B II, some forms take on the shape of class B I, subtype S1c, such as the third-person singular present absolute damaid and the passive singular forms damair and ·damar.

The preterite forms are deponent.

Simple, class B II present, á preterite, a future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. damaid damait damair
conj. ·daimim ·daimi ·dam, ·daim ·daimem ·daimid ·daimet ·damar, ·damthar
rel. daimes
imperfect indicative ·daimtis ·damthae
preterite abs. dámair dámatar, dámnatar
conj. ·dámar ·dámair ·dámatar, ·dámnatar ·dét
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj. ·didam ·didmae ·didma ·didmam ·didmat
rel.
conditional ·didmad
present subjunctive abs. damae
conj. ·dam ·dama ·damat ·damthar ·damtar
rel.
past subjunctive ·damainn ·damtais ·damthae
imperative dam, daim damaid
verbal noun détiu; damthu
past participle
verbal of necessity

Synonyms

  • con·airléici

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of daimid
radical lenition nasalization
daimid daimid
pronounced with /ð-/
ndaimid

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

References