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Irish
- -imid (slender version)
- -aímid (second conjugation (broad))
- -ímid (second conjugation (slender))
Pronunciation
Suffix
-aimid
- Synthetic present tense ending of Irish verbs, corresponding to we
Usage notes
- This form is attached to first-conjugation verbs with stems ending in a broad consonant;
- Used in place of the pronoun sinn:
- póg + -aimid → pógaimid (“we kiss”)
- vótáil + -aimid → vótálaimid (“we vote”)
- In certain dialects, namely Ulster and some varieties of Connacht, the synthetic is replaced with analytical present tense plus pronoun muid:
- Pógann muid (“we kiss”)