From the same stem as rí (“to cry, weep; to howl, roar, bellow”) + -at (causative suffix). For the inserted -k-, compare rikácsol (“to screech, shriek”) and rikolt (“to squawk, cry out”).[1]
ríkat
The more usual verb that means “to cry, weep” (sír) cannot be used with a causative suffix to express the above sense, as sirat actually means “to weep, mourn for/over someone or something”.
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkatok | ríkatsz | ríkat | ríkatunk | ríkattok | ríkatnak | |
Def. | ríkatom | ríkatod | ríkatja | ríkatjuk | ríkatjátok | ríkatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | ríkattam | ríkattál | ríkatott | ríkattunk | ríkattatok | ríkattak | ||
Def. | ríkattam | ríkattad | ríkatta | ríkattuk | ríkattátok | ríkatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkattalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. ríkatni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ríkaték | ríkatál | ríkata | ríkatánk | ríkatátok | ríkatának | ||
Def. | ríkatám | ríkatád | ríkatá | ríkatánk | ríkatátok | ríkaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ríkat vala, ríkatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | ríkatandok | ríkatandasz | ríkatand | ríkatandunk | ríkatandotok | ríkatandanak | ||
Def. | ríkatandom | ríkatandod | ríkatandja | ríkatandjuk | ríkatandjátok | ríkatandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkatandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkatnék | ríkatnál | ríkatna | ríkatnánk | ríkatnátok | ríkatnának | |
Def. | ríkatnám | ríkatnád | ríkatná | ríkatnánk (or ríkatnók) |
ríkatnátok | ríkatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ríkatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkassak | ríkass or ríkassál |
ríkasson | ríkassunk | ríkassatok | ríkassanak | |
Def. | ríkassam | ríkasd or ríkassad |
ríkassa | ríkassuk | ríkassátok | ríkassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ríkatott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | ríkatni | ríkatnom | ríkatnod | ríkatnia | ríkatnunk | ríkatnotok | ríkatniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
ríkatás | ríkató | ríkatott | ríkatandó | ríkatva (ríkatván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkathatok | ríkathatsz | ríkathat | ríkathatunk | ríkathattok | ríkathatnak | |
Def. | ríkathatom | ríkathatod | ríkathatja | ríkathatjuk | ríkathatjátok | ríkathatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | ríkathattam | ríkathattál | ríkathatott | ríkathattunk | ríkathattatok | ríkathattak | ||
Def. | ríkathattam | ríkathattad | ríkathatta | ríkathattuk | ríkathattátok | ríkathatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | ríkathaték | ríkathatál | ríkathata | ríkathatánk | ríkathatátok | ríkathatának | ||
Def. | ríkathatám | ríkathatád | ríkathatá | ríkathatánk | ríkathatátok | ríkathaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. ríkathat vala, ríkathatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | ríkathatandok or ríkatandhatok |
ríkathatandasz or ríkatandhatsz |
ríkathatand or ríkatandhat |
ríkathatandunk or ríkatandhatunk |
ríkathatandotok or ríkatandhattok |
ríkathatandanak or ríkatandhatnak | ||
Def. | ríkathatandom or ríkatandhatom |
ríkathatandod or ríkatandhatod |
ríkathatandja or ríkatandhatja |
ríkathatandjuk or ríkatandhatjuk |
ríkathatandjátok or ríkatandhatjátok |
ríkathatandják or ríkatandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathatandalak or ríkatandhatlak |
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Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkathatnék | ríkathatnál | ríkathatna | ríkathatnánk | ríkathatnátok | ríkathatnának | |
Def. | ríkathatnám | ríkathatnád | ríkathatná | ríkathatnánk (or ríkathatnók) |
ríkathatnátok | ríkathatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ríkathatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | ríkathassak | ríkathass or ríkathassál |
ríkathasson | ríkathassunk | ríkathassatok | ríkathassanak | |
Def. | ríkathassam | ríkathasd or ríkathassad |
ríkathassa | ríkathassuk | ríkathassátok | ríkathassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | ríkathassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ríkathatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (ríkathatni) | (ríkathatnom) | (ríkathatnod) | (ríkathatnia) | (ríkathatnunk) | (ríkathatnotok) | (ríkathatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ríkatható | Neg. adj. | ríkathatatlan | Adv. part. | (ríkathatva / ríkathatván) | ||||
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