ísiu

Old Irish

Etymology

From í (deictic particle) +‎ siu (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiːsʲu]

Determiner

ísiu

1. this (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article; emphatic)
   • 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. 77^a15

     Is dúnn imchumurc fil isin chanóin fris·gair lessóm a n‑imchomarc n-ísiu .i. ne occideris .i. in ⸉n‑í⸊írr-siu .i. non. .i. nís·n‑ulemairbfe ci asid·roilliset.

     It is to the interrogation that is in the Scripture text that this interrogation answers with him, i.e. ne occideris i.e. will you sg slay i.e. non i.e. you will not slay them all although they have deserved it.

See also

• ísin

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ísiu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ísiu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.