midithir

Old Irish

FWOTD – 14 March 2020

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *medyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure; give advice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲi.ðʲə.θʲəɾʲ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈmʲi.ðʲɪ.θʲɪɾʲ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈmʲi.ðʲɨ.θʲɨɾʲ]

Verb

midithir (prototonic ·midethar, verbal noun mess)

  1. to weigh, to judge, to estimate
  2. to pass judgment [with for ‘on’]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:midithir.

Inflection

Simple, class B II present, suffixless preterite, s future, s subjunctive, deponent
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. midiur mitter midithir midimmir mitte miditir mittir miditir
conj. ·midiur ·mitter, ·mmitter, ·midter ·midedar, ·midethar ·midemmar ·midid ·midetar ·mitter, ·mmitter ·midetar
rel. midedar, midethar midemmar midetar
imperfect indicative
preterite abs.
conj. ·mídar ·mídir, ·mídair ·mídatar ·mes, ·mess
rel.
perfect deut. ro·mídar ro·mídir, ru·mídair ro·mídatar ro·mes, ro·mess
prot.
future abs. messur, mesor messer mïastir, mïastair messimir, messimmir meste messitir mïastir, mïastair messitir
conj. ·messur, ·mesor ·messer ·mïastar, ·mmïastar, ·míastar ·messamar, ·messammar ·messatar ·mïastar, ·míastar ·messatar
rel. mïastar, míastar messamar, messammar messatar mïastar, míastar messatar
conditional
present subjunctive abs. messur, mesor messer mestir messimir, messimmir meste messitir mesair messitir
conj. ·messur, ·mesor ·messer ·mestar ·messamar, ·messammar ·messatar ·messar ·messatar
rel. mestar messamar, messammar messatar messatar
past subjunctive ·messinn ·messed
imperative mided midid
verbal noun mes, mess
past participle messe, meisse
verbal of necessity messi

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of midithir
radical lenition nasalization
midithir
also mmidithir in h-prothesis environments
midithir
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/
midithir
also mmidithir

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

Further reading