tráigid

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Old Irish

Etymology

The surviving present stem is a denominative formation from tráig (ebb, beach). However, Weiss derives the preterite and future stems from a related B II verb Proto-Celtic *tragyeti, whence also Middle Welsh treio.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

tráigid

  1. to ebb
  2. to exhaust

Inflection

The verb was originally a strong verb, but by early Irish the present stem was being replaced by a weak formation already.

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tráigid

Mutation

Mutation of tráigid
radical lenition nasalization
tráigid thráigid tráigid
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Michael (2018) “Limited Latin Grassmann's Law: Do We Need It?”, in Dieter Gunkel, Stephanie W. Jamison, Angelo O. Mercado and Kazuhiko Yoshida, editors, Vina Diem Celebrent: Studies in Linguistics and Philology in Honor of Brent Vine, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, pages 438-447

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