arcain

See also: arcáin

Old Irish

Etymology

From ar- +‎ canaid.

Verb

ar·cain (verbal noun airchetal)

  1. to sing, recite

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, reduplicated preterite
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. ar·canai ar·cain arid·chanat (with infixed pronoun d-) ar·canar ar·cantar
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut. ar·cachain ara·chét
prot.
perfect deut.
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun airchetal
past participle
verbal of necessity

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