léicid
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːɡʲiðʲ/
Verb
léicid (conjunct ·léici, verbal noun léiciud)
- to leave
- to leave behind
- to abandon
- to release, to let go
- to let, to allow, to permit
Inflection
Simple, class A II 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. | ||||||||
| Conj. | ·léicim | ·léci, ·léicci | ·léicid | ||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Imperfect indicative | ·léicthe | ||||||||
| Preterite | Abs. | ||||||||
| Conj. | ·léicc | ||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | ro·léicis | ro·léic | ||||||
| Prot. | ·relic | ||||||||
| Future | Abs. | léicfimmi | lécfit | léicfidir | |||||
| Conj. | ·léicfem | ||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Conditional | ·léicfed | ·léicfitis | |||||||
| Present subjunctive | Abs. | ||||||||
| Conj. | ·léce | ||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Past subjunctive | ro·léicthea | ||||||||
| Imperative | léic | léicid | |||||||
| Verbal noun | |||||||||
| Past participle | |||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | |||||||||
Derived terms
- léicthi
- do·léici
Descendants
- Irish: lig
- Manx: lhig
- Scottish Gaelic: leig
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “léicid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN