Old Irish

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Etymology

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From dí- +‎ Proto-Celtic *wortīti, from Proto-Indo-European *wortéyeti, a causative formation from *wert- (to turn).[1]

Verb

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do·fortai (prototonic ·dortai)

  1. to pour (out)
  2. to spill

Inflection

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Complex, class A II present, f future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. do·fortai do·fortat
prot. ·dortai
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. do·rortad
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. do·fortatar
prot.
past subjunctive deut. do·fortad
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: dóirtid

Mutation

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Mutation of dofortai
radical lenition nasalization
do·fortai do·ḟortai do·fortai
pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/

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

References

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  1. ^ Le Mair, Esther (2011 September 30) Secondary Verbs in Old Irish: A comparative-historical study of patterns of verbal derivation in the Old Irish Glosses, Galway: National University of Ireland, page 200

Further reading

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