achair

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Irish

Etymology 1

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Verb

achair (present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)

  1. (transitive) beseech
Conjugation
conjugation of achair (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
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* 		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‡; n-achrainn‡‡ 		d'achairteá /
achairteá‡; n-achairteᇇ 		d'achradh sé, sí /
achradh sé, sí‡; n-achradh sé, s퇇 		d'achraimis; d'achradh muid /
achraimis‡; achradh muid‡; n-achraimis‡‡; n-achradh muid‡‡ 		d'achradh sibh /
achradh sibh‡; n-achradh sibh‡‡ 		d'achraidís; d'achradh siad /
achraidís‡; achradh siad‡; n-achraidís‡‡; n-achradh siad‡‡ 		a d'achradh /
a n-achradh* 		d'achairtí /
achairtí‡; n-achairt퇇
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* 		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 /
a n-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)

Etymology 2

Noun

achair m sg

  1. vocative/genitive singular of achar (“distance, journey; extent; area; period of time”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of achair
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
achair n-achair hachair not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

achair

  1. inflection of achar:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. dative/accusative singular feminine
    3. genitive singular neuter
    4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

Mutation of achair
radical lenition nasalization
achair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-achair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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