molaidir

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *molātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmolɨðʲirʲ]

Verb

molaidir (conjunct ·molathar, verbal noun molad)

  1. to praise

For quotations using this term, see Citations:molaidir.

Conjugation

Simple, class A I present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive, deponent
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. molid (active form) molthair
conj. ·molur, ·molor; nondob·molor (prefixed with no-ndob-) ·molathar, ·moladar ·molammar
rel. molmae (active form)
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj. ·molastar
rel.
perfect deut. ro·mmolastar
prot.
future abs. molfait (active form)
conj. ·molfar
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs. molait (active form)
conj. ·moladar ·molatar
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative molthae
verbal noun molad
past participle
verbal of necessity moltai

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: molaid

Mutation

Mutation of molaidir
radical lenition nasalization
molaidir
also mmolaidir in h-prothesis environments
molaidir
pronounced with /β̃-/
molaidir
also mmolaidir

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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