léicid

Old Irish

Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeːɡʲiðʲ/

Verb

léicid (conjunct ·léici, verbal noun léiciud)

1. to leave
2. to leave behind
3. to abandon
4. to release, to let go
5. to let, to allow, to permit

Inflection

Simple, class A II present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive

		1st sg.	2nd sg.	3rd sg.	1st pl.	2nd pl.	3rd pl.	Passive sg.	Passive pl.
Present indicative	Abs.
	Conj.	·léicim		·léci, ·léicci		·léicid
	Rel.
Imperfect indicative								·léicthe
Preterite	Abs.
	Conj.			·léicc
	Rel.
Perfect	Deut.		ro·léicis	ro·léic
	Prot.			·relic
Future	Abs.				léicfimmi		lécfit	léicfidir
	Conj.				·léicfem
	Rel.
Conditional				·léicfed			·léicfitis
Present subjunctive	Abs.
	Conj.		·léce
	Rel.
Past subjunctive			ro·léicthea
Imperative			léic			léicid
Verbal noun
Past participle
Verbal of necessity

Derived terms

• léicthi
• do·léici

Descendants

• Irish: lig
• Manx: lhig
• Scottish Gaelic: leig

References

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