snigid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snigʷyeti (to snow), from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- (to stick to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲn͈ʲiɣʲiðʲ/

Verb

snigid (conjunct ·snig, verbal noun snige)

  1. to drip, drop, flow (of liquids, hair, sand)
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 89c15
      amal bróin n-ailgen sniges hi cnai
      as the gentle rain that drops into a fleece.

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. snigid
conj. ·snig
rel. sniges
imperfect indicative
preterite abs. senaig
conj.
rel.
perfect deut. ro·senaig ro·sengatar
prot.
future abs. sinis
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun snige
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: snigid

Mutation

Mutation of snigid
radical lenition nasalization
snigid ṡnigid snigid

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