-sni
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *snīs (“we”) (compare Welsh ni).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-sni
- 1st person plural emphatic suffix
- lai[mim]mirsni
- we dare
See also edit
Old Irish emphatic suffixes
| Person | Emphatic suffixes |
|---|---|
| 1 sg. | -se, -sa |
| 2 sg. | -siu, -so, -su |
| 3 sg. m.n. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| 3 sg. f. | -si |
| 1 pl. | -ni, -nai, -sni |
| 2 pl. | -si |
| 3 pl. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| Emphatic suffixes are added to nouns modified by a possessive determiner to emphasize the possessor; to verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns to emphasize the subject; and to inflected prepositions to emphasize the object. | |