forcumaing

Old Irish

Etymology

From for- +‎ com- +‎ ·icc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [forˈkuβ̃ɨŋʲ]

Verb

for·cumaing

  1. to come into being
  2. to happen, take place

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, s subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut.
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut. for·comnacair; for·comnacuir; for·comnucuir for·comnactar
prot. ·forcomnacair ·forcomnactar
perfect deut.
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut. for·cuimsed far·cuimsitis
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle forcmachtae
verbal of necessity

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4d8
    Tairchechuin resíu for·cuimsed.
    He prophesied before it happened.
  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 11c15
    .i. act is ben for·chomnucuir do fortacht viri.
    i.e. but it is the woman who was made to help the man.
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 97a5
    .i. cisi aimser hi forcomnactar in gnimai ón?
    What time did the deeds take place?
  • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 148a5
    For·comnacair buith a maicc-som hí Róim. Affamenad-som didiu no·légad a macc in n-heret-sin i mbói...
    It happened that his son was in Rome. He thus desired for his son to read during the time he was there...

Mutation

Mutation of for·cumaing
radical lenition nasalization
for·cumaing for·chumaing for·cumaing
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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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