Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *liyeti (to accuse, charge), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH-. Cognate to Latin lis (lawsuit).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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liïd (verbal noun líud)

  1. to accuse, to charge

Inflection

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Simple, class A III present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
1st sg 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl 2nd pl 3rd pl passive sg passive pl
present indicative abs. liïm límmi liït lither líter
conj. ·liïm
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj.
rel.
perfect deut. ro·líset
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun líud
past participle líthe
verbal of necessity

Mutation

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Mutation of liid
radical lenition nasalization
liïd
also lliïd after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
liïd
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “liy-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 243

Further reading

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