trisgata

Old Irish

Etymology

From tre- (“through”) +‎ gataid (“take off”). This verb uses a different pretonic form tris-, formed under the influence of frith-, instead of the tremi- used with other verbs derived with tre-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tr͈isˈɡada/

Verb

tris·gata (prototonic ·tregda)

  1. to pierce
    • c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 85, pages 115-179:
      Is in deniu aibritid tres·ngata na huile dúile súas co ricci riched.
      Faster than the blink of an eye, [the sign of the Cross] traverses [lit. pierces through] all the elements up to heaven.

Conjugation

Complex, class A I present, s preterite
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. tris·gataim tres·ngata (nasalized) tris·ngatat (nasalized)
prot. trecatim ·tregda
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. dris·rogat
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle tragdae
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tregtaid
    • Irish: treaghd

Mutation

Mutation of tris·gata
radical lenition nasalization
tris·gata tris·gata
pronounced with /ɣ-/		 tris·ngata

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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