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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From -igh + -imid.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ímid
- first-person plural present indicative and subjunctive ending of second conjugation verbs
Usage notes
- This form is attached to second-conjugation verbs with stems ending in either a sender consonant or a vowel;
- Used in place of the pronouns sinn (Munster) or muid (Ulster and parts of Connacht), e.g. Súnn muid (“we suck”):
- feic + -ímid → feicimid (“we see”)
- súigh + -ímid → súimid (“we suck”) (stem sú-)