mothaigh
Irish
Alternative forms
- mothuigh (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish mothaigid (“be amazed”), from moth (“amazement”).
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /mˠuː/
Verb
mothaigh (present analytic mothaíonn, future analytic mothóidh, verbal noun mothú, past participle mothaithe)
- to feel (sense by touch, experience an emotion or other mental state about), perceive
Conjugation
Second Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | mothaím | mothaíonn tú; mothaír† | mothaíonn sé, sí | mothaímid; mothaíonn muid | mothaíonn sibh | mothaíonn siad; mothaíd† | a mhothaíonn; a mhothaíos / a mothaíonn*; a mothaíos* | mothaítear |
past | mhothaigh mé; mhothaíos | mhothaigh tú; mhothaís | mhothaigh sé, sí | mhothaíomar; mhothaigh muid | mhothaigh sibh; mhothaíobhair | mhothaigh siad; mhothaíodar | a mhothaigh / ar mhothaigh* | mothaíodh | |
past habitual | mhothaínn | mhothaíteá | mhothaíodh sé, sí | mhothaímis; mhothaíodh muid | mhothaíodh sibh | mhothaídís; mhothaíodh siad | a mhothaíodh / ar mhothaíodh* | mhothaítí | |
future | mothóidh mé; mothód; mothóchaidh mé† | mothóidh tú; mothóir†; mothóchaidh tú† | mothóidh sé, sí; mothóchaidh sé, sí† | mothóimid; mothóidh muid; mothóchaimid†; mothóchaidh muid† | mothóidh sibh; mothóchaidh sibh† | mothóidh siad; mothóid†; mothóchaidh siad† | a mhothóidh; a mhothós; a mhothóchaidh†; a mhothóchas† / a mothóidh*; a mothós*; a mothóchaidh*†; a mothóchas*† | mothófar; mothóchar† | |
conditional | mhothóinn; mhothóchainn† / mothóinn‡‡; mothóchainn†‡‡ | mhothófá; mhothóchthᆠ/ mothófᇇ; mothóchthᆇ‡ | mhothódh sé, sí; mhothóchadh sé, sí† / mothódh sé, s퇇; mothóchadh sé, s톇‡ | mhothóimis; mhothódh muid; mhothóchaimis†; mhothóchadh muid† / mothóimis‡‡; mothódh muid‡‡; mothóchaimis†‡‡; mothóchadh muid†‡‡ | mhothódh sibh; mhothóchadh sibh† / mothódh sibh‡‡; mothóchadh sibh†‡‡ | mhothóidís; mhothódh siad; mhothóchadh siad† / mothóidís‡‡; mothódh siad‡‡; mothóchadh siad†‡‡ | a mhothódh; a mhothóchadh† / ar mhothódh*; ar mhothóchadh*† | mhothófaí; mhothóchthaí† / mothófa퇇; mothóchtha톇‡ | |
subjunctive | present | go mothaí mé; go mothaíod† | go mothaí tú; go mothaír† | go mothaí sé, sí | go mothaímid; go mothaí muid | go mothaí sibh | go mothaí siad; go mothaíd† | — | go mothaítear |
past | dá mothaínn | dá mothaíteá | dá mothaíodh sé, sí | dá mothaímis; dá mothaíodh muid | dá mothaíodh sibh | dá mothaídís; dá mothaíodh siad | — | dá mothaítí | |
imperative | mothaím | mothaigh | mothaíodh sé, sí | mothaímis | mothaígí; mothaídh† | mothaídís | — | mothaítear | |
verbal noun | mothú | ||||||||
past participle | mothaithe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: motháil
Synonyms
- airigh
- braith
Derived terms
- mothaigh ó (“to miss”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mothaigh | mhothaigh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “mothaigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “moṫuiġim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "mothaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.