aingid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *anegeti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈanʲɣʲiðʲ]

Verb

aingid (conjunct ·anich, verbal noun anacol)

  1. to protect, to defend, to save

For quotations using this term, see Citations:aingid.

Conjugation

Simple, class B I present, t preterite, unreduplicated s future, s subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. aingid aingit
conj. ·anich
rel. ainges
imperfect indicative
preterite abs. anachtae anachtai
conj. ·anacht ·anachtatar
rel.
perfect deut. ro·anacht
prot.
future abs. anais; ainsium (with suffixed pronoun -um)
conj. ·anus ·anais ·ain ·anset, ·ainset ·ainister
rel.
conditional ·ainsed ·ainsitis ·anastais
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative ain ainged anagar aingiter
verbal noun anacol
past participle
verbal of necessity anachtae
  • Note: the future and the present subjunctive have the same form, as do the conditional and the past subjunctive. The forms are listed here as being future/conditional, but in context they could also be present/past subjunctive.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

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

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

Further reading