múchaid

Old Irish

Etymology

From múch +‎ -aid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmuːxɨð]

Verb

múchaid

  1. to smother

Conjugation

Simple, class A I present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. múchaid múchait
conj. ·múchaid
rel.
imperfect indicative ·múchad
preterite abs. múchais
conj. ·múchais ·múch ·múchsat, ·múgsat ·múchtha
rel.
perfect deut. ro·múchais ro·múch ro·múchsat, ro·múgsat ro·múchtha
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs. múchaid múchait
conj. ·múch ·múchaid
rel.
past subjunctive ·múchad
imperative múch múchad múchaid
verbal noun múchad
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Irish: múch
  • Manx: moogh
  • Scottish Gaelic: mùch

Mutation

Mutation of múchaid
radical lenition nasalization
múchaid
also mmúchaid in h-prothesis environments
múchaid
pronounced with /β̃-/
múchaid
also mmúchaid

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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