dororban

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From to- +‎ ro- and probably ·bí (to exist).

Verb

do·rorban (prototonic ·torban, verbal noun torbae)

  1. to benefit, help
Inflection
Complex, class B IV present, reduplicated preterite, i future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. do·rorban du·rorbanat
prot. ·torban ·torbanat
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. do·rorbai
prot.
future deut. dund·órbiat (with infixed pronoun d-, confusion with do·forban)
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. dom·rorbae (with infixed pronoun m-)
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun torbae
past participle
verbal of necessity

Etymology 2

From dí- +‎ ro- and probably ·bí (to exist).

Verb

do·rorban (prototonic ·derban, verbal noun derbaid)

  1. to hinder
Inflection
Complex, class B IV present, reduplicated preterite, i future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. do·rorbenat do·rorbenar
prot. ·derban
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. do·rorbai
prot.
future deut. do·rorbiu
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot. ·derba
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun derbaid
past participle
verbal of necessity

Mutation

Mutation of do·rorban
radical lenition nasalization
do·rorban
also do·rrorban
do·rorban
pronounced with /ɾ-/
do·rorban
also do·rrorban

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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