foídid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *woidīti, from Proto-Indo-European *woydéyeti, causative of *weyd- (to see). Cognate with Sanskrit वेदयति (vedayati, announce) and Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (to cause to know, to show).

Verb

foídid (conjunct ·foídi, verbal noun foít)

  1. to send

Inflection

Simple, class A II present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. foídit foítir foíditir
conj. ·foidiu ·foidi
rel. *foides foíte foíter
imperfect indicative ·foite
preterite abs. foídis
conj.
rel.
perfect deut. ro·foídi ro·foíded ro·foítea
prot.
future abs. foídfid; foídfidius (with suffixed pronoun -us) foídfidir
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj. ·foíd ·foíter
rel.
past subjunctive ·foíte
imperative
verbal noun foít
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

  • do·foídi

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