dofich

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪oˈɸʲixʲ/

Etymology 1

From dí- +‎ fichid.

Verb

do·fich (prototonic ·dich, verbal noun dígal)

1. to avenge
2. to punish

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dofich.

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, s future, s subjunctive

		active						passive
		singular			plural			singular	plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present indicative	deut.		du·fichi	do·fich, do·feich
	prot.	·dichim		·dich, ·deich, ·díg				·diagar
imperfect indicative	deut.
	prot.
preterite	deut.
	prot.
perfect	deut.			da·ruich (with infixed pronoun a-)				du·ruacht, do·roacht
	prot.
future	deut.			du·fí				du·fïastar	du·fesatar
	prot.							·dïastar
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.		du·fess					du·fessar
	prot.		·dérais (ro-form)
past subjunctive	deut.						do·festais
	prot.
imperative			deich
verbal noun		dígal
past participle		diachtae
verbal of necessity		diachti

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 do-fich”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From to- +‎ fichid.

Verb

do·fich (verbal noun togal)

1. to conquer, take by storm

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, s future, s subjunctive

		active						passive
		singular			plural			singular	plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present indicative	deut.			dud·fich (with infixed pronoun d-)			do·fechat	do·fechair
	prot.
imperfect indicative	deut.
	prot.
preterite	deut.
	prot.
perfect	deut.
	prot.
future	deut.	donda·fius (with infixed pronoun da-)
	prot.
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
past subjunctive	deut.			du·fesed
	prot.			·toissed			·toirsitis (ro-form)
imperative
verbal noun		togal
past participle
verbal of necessity

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 do-fich”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Mutation of do·fich

radical	lenition	nasalization
do·fich	do·ḟich	do·fich pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.