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arsaid

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *ɸarstātis, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (before, formerly) + *steh₂- (to stand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈar.səðʲ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈar.sɪðʲ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈar.sɨðʲ]

Noun

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arsaid m

  1. old, ancient

Inflection

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i-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative arsaid arsaid arsaid
vocative arsaid
accusative arsaid arsaid
genitive arsaid arsaide arsaid
dative arsaid arsaid arsaid
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative arsaidi arsaidi
vocative arsaidi
accusative arsaidi
genitive arsaid*
arsaide
dative arsaidib

*not when substantivized

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: ársa
  • Scottish Gaelic: àrsaidh

Mutation

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

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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