a-tá

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

Classical Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish at·tá. See Irish bí and Scottish Gaelic bi.

Pronunciation

Verb

a-tá (imperative bí, verbal noun beith)

  1. to be

Conjugation

conjugation of a-tá (irregular), IGT iii §7
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present independent a-tú; a-táim† a-taoi a-tá a-tám; a-támaid; a-támaoid a-táthaoi; a-táithe; a-táidh a-táid fhuil; a-tá a-táthar
dependent fuilim; foilim fuile; foile fuil; foil fuilmíd; fuileam;
foilmíd; foileam 		fuiltí; foiltí fuilead; fuilid;
foilead; foilid 		fuiltear; foiltear
present habitual independent bím bí bídh bímíd; bímid bídh; bíthe bíd bhíos bíthear
dependent bí; bíonn† bíom; bímíd bíod
past habitual do bhínn do bhíthe; do bhítheá? do bhíodh; do bhíoth do bhímís do bhíodh sibh do bhídís do bhíodh; do bhíoth do bhíthe; do bhíthí
past independent do bhá; do bhádhas do bhádhais do bhí; do bhaoi;
baoi; bí 		do bhámar; do bhámair do bhábhar; do bhábhair do bhádar; do bhádair do bhí; do bhaoi;
bhaoi; bhí 		do bás; do bas
dependent rabha; rabhas rabhadhais raibhe; rabha;
roibhe; robha;
baoi; bí 		rabhamar; rabhamair rabhabhar; rabhabhair rabhadar; rabhadair rabhas
future independent biad bia biaidh beimíd; beimid ?; biaidh sibh biaid; beid bhias beithear
dependent biu bia biam biad; beid
conditional do bheinn do bheitheá do bhiadh; do bhiath do bheimís; do bheamaois do bhiadh sibh do bheidís do bhiadh; do bhiath do beithe?; do beithí?
subjunctive present bear; rabhar beis; rabhais beith; bé (dep.);
raibh; roibh;
rabh; robh 		beam; rabham beithe?; rabhthaoi bead; rabhad bheas beithear; rabhthar
past do bheinn; do rabhainn do bheitheá; do bheithe? do bheath; do bheadh;
do bheith; do rabhadh 		do bheimís; do bheamaois; do rabhmaois do bheadh sibh do bheidís; do rabhdaois — do beithe?; do rabhtha?
imperative bíor; bím bí bíodh; bíoth bíom bídh; bíthe bíod — ?
verbal noun beith; bheith
verbal of necessity beithte; beite

† non-bardic form (a late one or proscribed in the tracts)

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “attá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Damian McManus (1994) “An Nua-Ghaeilge Chlasaiceach”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do Pádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §7.26, page 416
  • Osborn Bergin (1946) “Irish Grammatical Tracts III (Irregular Verbs)”, in Ériu, volume 14, Supplement, Royal Irish Academy, →JSTOR, §7 An BHEITH, pages 176–178
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