immbeir

Old Irish

Etymology

From imm- +‎ beirid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [imʲˈbʲerʲ]

Verb

imm·beir (verbal noun imbert)

  1. to carry around
  2. to play
  3. to handle, to use

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, t preterite, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. im·bir im·beir imma·mberat (nasalized relative) im·ber, im·berar; imma·berr (relative)
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot. ·imbert
perfect deut.
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. imma·bera (with infixed pronoun a-)
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun imbert
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: imrid

Mutation

Mutation of imm·beir
radical lenition nasalization
imm·beir imm·beir
pronounced with /βʲ-/
imm·mbeir

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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