doesta

Old Irish

Etymology

From to- +‎ ess- +‎ ·tá. This etymology also explains the appearances of stems with -bi-, with bíid often being a suppletion source for several compounds from the conjunct root ·tá, such as at·tá (“to be”). The present-tense forms with n show a confusion with benaid (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [doˈhes.ta]

Verb

do·esta (prototonic ·testa or ·tesban, verbal noun tesbaid)

  1. (impersonal, with ar indicating the person lacking) to be absent, lacking

Inflection

This verb is defective, only conjugating for the third person.

Complex, class A III and B IV present, á preterite, e subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. do·esta, do·esbun
prot. ·testa, ·tesbi, ·tesban ·tesbanat
imperfect indicative deut.
prot. ·tesbad
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut.
prot. ·tesarb, ·tesarbae
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. do·essaib
prot. ·tesaib ·tesbat
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun tesbaid
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Scottish Gaelic: teast (“to die, perish”)
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: testaigid

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

doesta

  1. inflection of doestar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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