resíu

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (before) +‎ síu (this), the latter being a dative singular neuter of so (this).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [r͈ʲeˈsʲiːu̯]

Conjunction

resíu

  1. before
    Antonyms: ó, iarsindí

For quotations using this term, see Citations:resíu.

Usage notes

The verb following resíu generally is in the independent augmented present or past subjunctive, which for most verbs contain ro-. The main exception is when the verb defectively cannot be augmented, in that case the unaugmented subjunctive appears instead.

  • resíu ro·mestar ruiri
    before the ruiri judges (note ro·mestar, ro-augmented subjunctive of midithir)
  • resíu do·ndichsitis asin doíri
    before they had come out of captivity (note do·dichsitis, suppletive augmented past subjunctive of do·tét)
  • resíu tised hiress
    before the Faith had come (note unaugmented past subjunctive tised of do·icc, since do·icc is not augmentable)

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909] D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 895, page 553; reprinted 2017

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