forcain

Old Irish

Etymology

From for- +‎ canaid.

Pronunciation

Deuterotonic:

  • IPA(key): [ɸorˈkanʲ]

Prototonic:

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸorkɨnʲ]

Verb

for·cain (prototonic ·forcain, verbal noun forcital)

  1. to teach, to instruct

For quotations using this term, see Citations:forcain.

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, a future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. for·canim, for·cun for·cain for·canat for·canar for·cantar
prot. ·forcain
imperfect indicative deut. for·canainn
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. for·roíchan for·roíchan for·roíchain (misspelled for·rochain in Ml. 68b8) for·roichechnatar
prot.
future deut. for·cechan for·cechnae for·cechna
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. for·cane for·cana for·canit
prot. ·farcan ·forcane ·farcanat
past subjunctive deut. for·canainn
prot.
imperative forcanad forcanid
verbal noun forcital
past participle foircthe
verbal of necessity foircthi; forcanti

Mutation

Deuterotonic

Mutation of for·cain
radical lenition nasalization
for·cain for·chain for·cain
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Prototonic

Mutation of ·forcain
radical lenition nasalization
·forcain ·ḟorcain ·forcain
pronounced with /β̃-/

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

Further reading

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