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English
Noun
guid (plural guids )
Alternative form of GUID
Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
guid (present analytic guideann , future analytic guidfidh , verbal noun guid , past participle guidte )
Munster form of goid ( “ steal ” )
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
guidim
guideann tú; guidir †
guideann sé, sí
guidimid
guideann sibh
guideann siad; guidid †
a ghuideann ; a ghuideas / a nguideann *
guidtear
past
ghuid mé; ghuideas
ghuid tú; ghuidis
ghuid sé, sí
ghuideamar ; ghuid muid
ghuid sibh; ghuideabhair
ghuid siad; ghuideadar
a ghuid / ar ghuid *
guideadh
past habitual
ghuidinn / nguidinn ‡‡
ghuidteá / nguidteá ‡‡
ghuideadh sé, sí / nguideadh sé, s퇇
ghuidimis ; ghuideadh muid / nguidimis ‡‡; nguideadh muid‡‡
ghuideadh sibh / nguideadh sibh‡‡
ghuididís ; ghuideadh siad / nguididís ‡‡; nguideadh siad‡‡
a ghuideadh / a nguideadh *
ghuidtí / nguidtí ‡‡
future
guidfidh mé; guidfead
guidfidh tú; guidfir †
guidfidh sé, sí
guidfimid ; guidfidh muid
guidfidh sibh
guidfidh siad; guidfid †
a ghuidfidh ; a ghuidfeas / a nguidfidh *
guidfear
conditional
ghuidfinn / nguidfinn ‡‡
ghuidfeá / nguidfeá ‡‡
ghuidfeadh sé, sí / nguidfeadh sé, s퇇
ghuidfimis ; ghuidfeadh muid / nguidfimis ‡‡; nguidfeadh muid‡‡
ghuidfeadh sibh / nguidfeadh sibh‡‡
ghuidfidís ; ghuidfeadh siad / nguidfidís ‡‡; nguidfeadh siad‡‡
a ghuidfeadh / a nguidfeadh *
ghuidfí / nguidfí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go nguide mé; go nguidead †
go nguide tú; go nguidir †
go nguide sé, sí
go nguidimid ; go nguide muid
go nguide sibh
go nguide siad; go nguidid †
—
go nguidtear
past
dá nguidinn
dá nguidteá
dá nguideadh sé, sí
dá nguidimis ; dá nguideadh muid
dá nguideadh sibh
dá nguididís ; dá nguideadh siad
—
dá nguidtí
imperative
guidim
guid
guideadh sé, sí
guidimis
guidigí ; guididh †
guididís
—
guidtear
verbal noun
guid
past participle
guidte
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Middle English
Noun
guid (plural guids )
a flower
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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
guid
imperative of guide
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
·guid
third-person singular present indicative conjunct of guidid
Mutation
Mutation of guid
radical
lenition
nasalization
·guid
·guid pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/
·nguid
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English gude , goude , goode , from Old English gōd , from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz , from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- ( “ to join, to unite ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
guid (comparative better , superlative best )
good
of good social standing , respectable
Derived terms
Derived terms
dae guid ( “ do good, do well, thrive ” )
guidably ( “ barely, easily, without hindrance ” )
guid an weel ( “ well and good ” )
Guid Thuirsday ( “ Maundy Thursday ” )
guid-gaun ( “ in good working order, active, lively, flourishing ” )
guidless ( “ devoid of good, worthless ” )
guidly ( “ goodly; comely, handsome ” )
guidman ( “ husband, master ” )
guidness ( “ goodness ” )
a guid pickle ( “ quite a few ” )
Guid Sirs ( “ Messrs ” )
guidwife ( “ wife, the mistress of a house, a landlady of an inn ” )
guidwill ( “ goodwill ” )
guid wirds ( “ children's prayers ” )
tak the guid o ( “ to take advantage of ” )
the Guid Beuk ( “ the Bible ” )
the Guid Man ( “ God ” )
the guid place ( “ heaven ” )
the unco guid ( “ the self-righteously moral or pious ” )
Adverb
guid (comparative mair guid , superlative maist guid )
very , pretty
Noun
guid (plural guids )
good
Derived terms