-imid

See also: imid and imid-

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -aimid (broad version)
  • -aímid (second conjugation (broad))
  • -ímid (second conjugation (slender))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [əmʲɪdʲ]

Suffix

-imid

  1. first-person plural present indicative and subjunctive ending of verbs

Usage notes

  • This form is attached to first-conjugation verbs with stems ending in either a sender consonant or a vowel;
  • Used in place of the pronoun sinn:
    feic + -imidfeicimid (we see)
    súigh + -imidsúimid (we suck) (stem sú-)
  • In certain dialects, namely Ulster and parts of Connacht, the synthetic is replaced with analytical present tense plus pronoun muid:
    Súnn muid (we suck)
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