-siu
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Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-siu
- Alternative form of -su used after slender consonants
See also[edit]
Old Irish emphatic suffixes
| Person | Emphatic suffixes |
|---|---|
| 1 sg. | -se, -sa |
| 2 sg. | -siu, -so, -su |
| 3 sg. m.n. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| 3 sg. f. | -si |
| 1 pl. | -ni, -nai, -sni |
| 2 pl. | -si |
| 3 pl. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| Emphatic suffixes are added to nouns modified by a possessive determiner to emphasize the possessor; to verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns to emphasize the subject; and to inflected prepositions to emphasize the object. | |