liid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *liyeti (to accuse, charge), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH-. Cognate to Latin lis (lawsuit).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈl͈ʲi.ɨðʲ]

Verb

liïd (verbal noun líud or líamain)

  1. to accuse, to charge

Inflection

Simple, class A III present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. liïm límmi liït lither líter
conj. ·liïm
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut. ro·líset
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun líud; líamain
past participle líthe
verbal of necessity

Mutation

Mutation of liid
radical lenition nasalization
liid
also lliid in h-prothesis environments
liid
pronounced with /lʲ-/
liid
also lliid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “liy-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 243

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