adágathar
Old Irish
FWOTD – 13 May 2017
Alternative forms
- ad·ágadar
- ad·áigethar
Etymology
From ad- + Proto-Celtic *āgetor, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂ógʰe (“to be upset, afraid”), from *h₂egʰ-.
Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis), 𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ōgan); Old English eġe; Ancient Greek ἄχος (ákhos, “pain, grief”), ἄχνυμαι (ákhnumai, “I grieve”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aðˈaːɣaθar/, /aðˈaːɣaðar/
Verb
ad·ágathar (prototonic ·ágathar, verbal noun áigthiu or áigsiu)
- to fear, to dread, to stand in awe of
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:adágathar.
Conjugation
Complex, class A II present, s preterite, f future, a and s subjunctive, deponent
| 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. | Passive sg. | Passive pl. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present indicative | Deut. | ad·águr | ad·ágathar, ad·ágadar, ad·áigethar | ad·ágammar | ad·áigetar | ad·áigther | |||
| Prot. | ·águr, ·ágor | ·ágathar, ·áigethar, ·ágether | ·ágammar | ·áigetar, ·ágetar | ·áigther | ·áigter | |||
| Imperfect indicative | Deut. | ad·ágainn, ad·ágain | |||||||
| Prot. | ·ágainn | ·áigtis | |||||||
| Preterite | Deut. | ad·ágastar, ad·áigestar, ad·áig | ad·áigsem | ||||||
| Prot. | ·ágastar, ·áigestar, ·áig | ·áigsetar, ·áigset | |||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | ad·ráigestar | ad·ráigsemmar | ad·ráigsetar, ad·ráichsetar, ad·ráigset | |||||
| Prot. | ·ráigestar | ·ráigsemmar | ·ráigsetar, ·ráigset | ||||||
| Future | Deut. | ad·áichfer | ad·áichfethar, ad·áichfedar | ||||||
| Prot. | ·áichfer | ·áichfethar | ·áichfetar | ||||||
| Conditional | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | ·áichfimis | ||||||||
| Present subjunctive | Deut. | ad·áigther | |||||||
| Prot. | ·áigther, ·áigder, ·áigither; ·ágais | ·ágathar | ·áigset | ||||||
| Past subjunctive | Deut. | ad·ágainn | |||||||
| Prot. | ·ágainn; ·áigsinn, ·ágsainn | ·ágsad | ·áigthe | ||||||
| Imperative | áigthe, áig | ágamar, ágam | ágatar | ||||||
| Verbal noun | áigthiu, áigsiu | ||||||||
| Past participle | |||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | |||||||||
Related terms
- ágasta, áigesta (“to be feared, fearful, dreadful”)
- áigsech, áigthech (“terrifying, dreadful”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ad·ágathar | unchanged | ad·n-ágathar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “ad·ágathar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.