nigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash

Derived terms

  • do·nig

Descendants

  • Irish: nigh
  • Manx: niee
  • Scottish Gaelic: nigh

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

  1. to wash
    • "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin
      Etag berar do aes tuattu, cot·étet deman co·róenastar; ⁊ ní anaich a chrothad nach a flescad, acht a nige.
      A garment which is taken from the laity, a demon accompanies it till it has been washed; and it serves not to shake it or beat it, but to wash it.

Conjugation

Simple, class B II present, reduplicated preterite, s future
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs.
conj. ·nig
rel. niges negar
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut. ro·nenaig
prot. ·róenacht
future abs.
conj. ·ninus ·nenastar; ·róenastar (ro-form)
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative negat
verbal noun nige
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

nigid

  1. nasal mutation of digid

Mutation

Mutated forms of digid
radical soft nasal aspirate
digid ddigid nigid unchanged

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

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