achair
Irish
Verb
achair (present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)
- (transitive) beseech
Conjugation
First Conjugation (B)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | achraim | achrann tú; achrair† | achrann sé, sí | achraimid | achrann sibh | achrann siad; achraid† | a achrann; a achras / a n-achrann*; a n-achras* | achairtear |
past | d'achair mé; d'achras / achair mé‡; achras‡ | d'achair tú; d'achrais / achair tú‡; achrais‡ | d'achair sé, sí / achair sé, sí‡ | d'achramar; d'achair muid / achramar‡; achair muid‡ | d'achair sibh; d'achrabhair / achair sibh‡; achrabhair‡ | d'achair siad; d'achradar / achair siad; achradar‡ | a d'achair / ar achair* | achradh; hachradh† | |
past habitual | d'achrainn / achrainn‡ | d'achairteá / achairteᇠ| d'achradh sé, sí / achradh sé, sí‡ | d'achraimis; d'achradh muid / achraimis‡; achradh muid‡ | d'achradh sibh / achradh sibh‡ | d'achraidís; d'achradh siad / achraidís‡; achradh siad‡ | a d'achradh / ar achradh* | d'achairtí / achairtí‡ | |
future | acharfaidh mé; acharfad | acharfaidh tú; acharfair† | acharfaidh sé, sí | acharfaimid; acharfaidh muid | acharfaidh sibh | acharfaidh siad; acharfaid† | a acharfaidh; a acharfas / a n-acharfaidh*; a n-acharfas* | acharfar | |
conditional | d'acharfainn / acharfainn‡; n-acharfainn‡‡ | d'acharfá / acharfá‡; n-acharfᇇ | d'acharfadh sé, sí / acharfadh sé, sí‡; n-acharfadh sé, s퇇 | d'acharfaimis; d'acharfadh muid / acharfaimis‡; acharfadh muid‡; n-acharfaimis‡‡; n-acharfadh muid‡‡ | d'acharfadh sibh / acharfadh sibh‡; n-acharfadh sibh‡‡ | d'acharfaidís; d'acharfadh siad / acharfaidís‡; acharfadh siad‡; n-acharfaidís‡‡; n-acharfadh siad‡‡ | a d'acharfadh / ar acharfadh* | d'acharfaí / acharfaí‡; n-acharfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go n-achra mé; go n-achrad† | go n-achra tú; go n-achrair† | go n-achra sé, sí | go n-achraimid; go n-achra muid | go n-achra sibh | go n-achra siad; go n-achraid† | — | go n-achairtear |
past | dá n-achrainn | dá n-achairteá | dá n-achradh sé, sí | dá n-achraimis; dá n-achradh muid | dá n-achradh sibh | dá n-achraidís; dá n-achradh siad | — | dá n-achairtí | |
imperative | achraim | achair | achradh sé, sí | achraimis | achraigí; achraidh† | achraidís | — | achairtear | |
verbal noun | achairt | ||||||||
past participle | achartha |
*Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Noun
achair m sg
- vocative and genitive singular of achar (“distance, journey; extent; area; period of time”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achair | n-achair | hachair | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "achair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaxirʲ/
Adjective
achair
- inflection of achar:
- vocative and genitive singular masculine
- dative and accusative singular feminine
- genitive singular neuter
- nominative plural masculine
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
achair | unchanged | n-achair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |