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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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
Notes *not when substantivized

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: ársa
  • Scottish Gaelic: àrsaidh

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
arsaid
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-arsaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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