aingid
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *anegeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanʲɣʲiðʲ/
Verb
aingid (conjunct ·anich, verbal noun anacol)
- to protect, to defend, to save
Conjugation
Simple, class B I present, t preterite, s future, s subjunctive
| 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. | Passive sg. | Passive pl. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present indicative | Abs. | aingid | aingit | ||||||
| Conj. | ·anich | ||||||||
| Rel. | ainges | ||||||||
| Imperfect indicative | |||||||||
| Preterite | Abs. | anachtae | anachtai | ||||||
| Conj. | ·anacht | ·anachtatar | |||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | ro·anacht | |||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Future | Abs. | anais ainsium (with first-person singular suffixed pronoun) | |||||||
| Conj. | ·anus | ·anais | ·ain | ·ainset, ·anset | ·ainister | ||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Conditional | ·ainsed | ·ainsitis | ·anastais | ||||||
| Present subjunctive | Abs. | ||||||||
| Conj. | |||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Past subjunctive | |||||||||
| Imperative | ain | ainged | anagar | aingiter | |||||
| Verbal noun | anacol | ||||||||
| Past participle | |||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | anachtae | ||||||||
- Note: the future and the present subjunctive have the same form, as do the conditional and the past subjunctive. The forms are listed here as being future/conditional, but in context they could also be present/past subjunctive.
Synonyms
- do·eim
- imm·dích
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aingid | unchanged | n-aingid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “aingid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.