léicid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (to leave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːɡʲiðʲ/

Verb

léicid (conjunct ·léici, verbal noun léiciud or léciud)

  1. to leave, abandon, release, let go
  2. to let, allow, permit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:léicid.

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. léiciu; léicim léici léicid léicmi léicthe léicit léicthir léictir
conj. ·léicim ·léici ·léci, ·léici; ·léicci ·léicem ·léicid ·léicet ·léicther ·léicter
rel. léices léicme léicte
imperfect indicative ·léicinn ·léicthea ·léiced ·léicmis ·léicthe ·léictis ·léicthe ·léictis
preterite abs. léicsiu léicsi léicis léicsimmis léicsithe léicsit léicthe léicthi
conj. ·léicsius ·léicis ·léic, ·léici ·léicsem ·léicsid ·léicset ·léiced ·léicthea
rel.
perfect deut. ro·léicis ro·léic
prot. ·relic
future abs. léicfea léicfe léicfid léicfimmi léicfide léicfit léicfidir léicfitir
conj. ·léicfiub ·léicfe ·léicfea ·léicfem ·léicfid ·léicfet ·léicfider ·léicfiter
rel. lléicfimme
conditional ·léicfinn ·léicfeda ·léicfed ·léicfimmis ·léicfide ·léicfitis ·léicfide ·léicfitis
present subjunctive abs. léicea léice léicid léicmi léicthe léicit léicthir léictir
conj. ·léic ·léice ·léicea ·léicem ·léicid ·léicet ·léicther ·léicter
rel.
past subjunctive ·léicinn ·léicthea ·léiced ·léicmis ·léicthe ·léictis ·léicthe ·léictis
imperative léic, léicc léicid
verbal noun léciud, léiciud
past participle
verbal of necessity léicthi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: lig
  • Manx: lhig
  • Scottish Gaelic: leig

Mutation

Mutation of léicid
radical lenition nasalization
léicid
also lléicid in h-prothesis environments
léicid
pronounced with /lʲ-/
léicid
also lléicid

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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