conicc

Old Irish

Etymology

From com- +‎ ·icc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koˈn͈ʲiɡʲ]

Verb

con·icc (prototonic ·cumaic or ·cumaing, verbal noun cumang or cumacc)

  1. to be able to, can
    Synonym: ro-
  2. to have power over

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conicc.

Usage notes

Con·icc can be used to indicate ability or potential to perform another action in two principal ways.

  • The most common method is to represent the other action as an accusative verbal noun.
    • Con·icid mo chobair.You pl can help me. (literally, “You pl have power over helping me.”)
  • Another less common method is to represent the other action as a nasalized subjunctive relative clause. The person and number conjugation of con·icc and the other verb must agree.
    • Iss ed inso nád chumaing ara·n-ísar and.This is what cannot be found there. (literally, “This is what does not have power that it may be found there.”)

Conjugation

Complex, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, f future, s subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. con·iccim con·ici con·icc con·icid con·ecat
prot. ·cumcu, ·cuimcim ·cumci ·cumaic, ·cumaing, ·cumuing ·cumcam ·cumcid ·cumcat, ·cumgat; ·cumcet ·cumacar, ·cumangar
imperfect indicative deut. con·iced
prot. ·cumcad ·cumcaitis
preterite deut. con·áneccar con·áneccar con·ánacair, con·ánic con·áncatar
prot. ·coímnacar ·coímnacair, ·coímnacuir ·coímnacmar ·coímnacaid ·coímnactar ·coímnas
perfect deut. con·ránacair, con·ránic con·ráncatar con·ráncas
prot.
future deut. con·icub con·icfa con·icfam con·icfat
prot. ·cumgub ·cumgabae ·cumgaba ·cumgabat
conditional deut. con·icfad, con·icfed con·icfaimmis con·icfaitis
prot. ·cumcaibed
present subjunctive deut. con·ís con·ís con·í, con·ístar con·ísamar con·ísaid con·ísat
prot. ·cuimser ·cumai, ·cum ·cuimset
past subjunctive deut. con·ísinn con·ísed con·ísmais con·ístais
prot. ·cuimsinn ·cuimsed ·cuimsimmis
imperative cumcat, cumgat
verbal noun cumang, cumacc
past participle
verbal of necessity

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