doinscanna

Old Irish

Etymology

Unknown. The prefixes to- +‎ ind- are visible, however.

Verb

do·inscanna (prototonic ·tinscana)

  1. to begin

Inflection

Complex, class A I present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. do·inscannsom (with emphatic suffix -som)
prot. ·tinscana ·tinscanat ·tinscantar
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut. do·n-indscan
prot. ·tinscansat
perfect deut.
prot. ·tindarscan
future deut.
prot. ·tinscanfam
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. do·inscanna
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative tinscan
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

  • in·tinnscana

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tinnscnaid
    • Irish: tionscain

Mutation

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

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

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