pridchaid

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedicō. The verbal noun is suppletive, coming from Latin praeceptum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲrʲiðxɨðʲ]

Verb

pridchaid (verbal noun precept)

  1. to preach

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pridchaid.

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. pridchaid pridchit
conj. ·pridchim
rel. pridchas, praidchas; pridches pridchite; prechite
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj. ·pridchus ·proidech; ·prithach ·pridchissem ·pridchad; ·priched; ·pricad
rel.
perfect deut. ro·pridchus ro·proidech; ro·prithach ro·pridchissem ro·pridchad; ro·priched; ro·pricad
prot. ·rupridach
future abs. pridchibid
conj. ·pridchabat
rel. prithchibes
conditional
present subjunctive abs. pridcha pridchidir
conj. ·pridach; ·pridag
rel. pridchimme
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun precept
past participle
verbal of necessity

Mutation

Mutation of pridchaid
radical lenition nasalization
pridchaid phridchaid
or unchanged
pridchaid
pronounced with /bʲ-/

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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