adaig

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

From earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin. Similar to Proto-Brythonic *exuɨð (“evening”), whose etymology is equally obscure.

Possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”), though these comparisons are also difficult.

Pronunciation

Noun

adaig f (genitive aidche or aithche, nominative plural aidchi or aithgi)

  1. night

For quotations using this term, see Citations:adaig.

Declension
Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative adaigL adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Vocative adaigL adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Accusative aidchiN, aithchi adaigL aidchiH, aithchi
Genitive aidcheH, aithche aidcheL, aithche aidcheN
Dative aidchiL, aithchi, adaig aidchib, aithchib aidchib, aithchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Mutation

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

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

From ad- +‎ aigid.

Pronunciation

Verb

ad·aig

  1. to drive, impel

For quotations using this term, see Citations:adaig.

Conjugation
Complex, class B I present, t preterite, a future, a subjunctive
1st sg. 2nd sg. 3rd sg. 1st pl. 2nd pl. 3rd pl. Passive sg. Passive pl.
Present indicative Deut. ad·aig, ad·aich; atom·aig (with infixed pronoun dom-); attot·aig (with infixed pronoun dot-); atann·aig[n]i (with infixed pronoun dan- and emphatic enclitic -ni); atob·aich, atob·aig (with infixed pronoun dob-) ad·agat ad·agar ad·agatar
Prot.
Imperfect indicative Deut. ad·aigtis
Prot.
Preterite Deut. ad·acht ad·achtatar ad·acht ad·achta
Prot.
Perfect Deut.
Prot.
Future Deut. ad·ebla
Prot.
Conditional Deut.
Prot.
Present subjunctive Deut.
Prot.
Past subjunctive Deut. ad·agad
Prot.
Imperative ad·aig
Verbal noun
Past participle
Verbal of necessity

This verb has no prototonic forms or verbal noun of its own; those of aigid are used instead.

Mutation

Mutation of adaig
radical lenition nasalization
ad·aig
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged ad·n-aig

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

Further reading

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