canaid

canaid

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn̪ˠədʲ/

Verb

canaid

  1. (Munster) third-person plural present indicative of can

Usage notes

The equivalent in the standard language is the analytic construction canann siad.

Mutation

Mutated forms of canaid
radical lenition eclipsis
canaid chanaid gcanaid

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kaneti (compare Welsh canu), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.nəðʲ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈka.nɪðʲ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈka.nɨðʲ]

Verb

canaid (conjunct ·cain, verbal noun cétal)

  1. to sing
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:canaid.

Inflection

Simple, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, a future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. canu cani canaid canait canair caniter
conj. ·cun; ·canim ·cain ·canat ·canar ·cantar
rel. canas canmae cantae
imperfect indicative ·canad ·cantais ·cainte
preterite abs. cáchain
conj. ·cechainn
rel.
perfect deut. ro·cachain ro·cachnutar ru·cét ro·céta
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs. canaid
conj. ·cana ·canat
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative cain canad canaid cantar
verbal noun cétal
past participle céte
verbal of necessity céti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: can
  • Scottish Gaelic: can

Mutation

Mutation of canaid
radical lenition nasalization
canaid chanaid canaid
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Further reading

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