conicc

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From com- +‎ ·icc.

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Verb[edit]

con·icc (prototonic ·cumaic or ·cumaing, verbal noun cumang or cumacc)

  1. to be able to, can
    Synonym: ro-
  2. to have power over

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conicc.

Usage notes[edit]

Con·icc can be used to indicate ability or potential to perform another action in two principal ways.

  • The most common method is to represent the other action as an accusative verbal noun.
    • Con·icid mo chobair.You pl can help me. (literally, “You pl have power over helping me.”)
  • Another less common method is to represent the other action as a nasalized subjunctive relative clause. The person and number conjugation of con·icc and the other verb must agree.
    • Iss ed inso nád chumaing ara·n-ísar and.This is what cannot be found there. (literally, “This is what does not have power that it may be found there.”)

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