dufúairc

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • do·fúaircc

Etymology

From to- +‎ fo- +‎ orcaid (strike down, kill, slay).

Verb

du·fúairc (verbal noun túarcun)

  1. to grind, crush

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, t preterite, s future, s subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. du·fúairc; do·fúaircc du·fúargat do·fuarcar
prot.
imperfect indicative deut. do·fuaircitis
prot.
preterite deut. do·fúart
prot. ·túart
perfect deut. do·comart do·comartatar du·comart
prot.
future deut. du·fiurr du·furr (Thurneysen reads du·fiir)
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. du·fuarr; du·comarr (com-form) du·fuarraid
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot. ·tuarrad ·tuartis
imperative tuargatar
verbal noun túarcun
past participle túartae
verbal of necessity túarti

Mutation

Mutation of du·fúairc
radical lenition nasalization
du·fúairc du·ḟúairc du·fúairc
pronounced with /β̃-/

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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