rigid
See also: rígid
English
Etymology
From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“I am stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”), from ridge + -ed.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdʒɪd/
- Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪd
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
stiff
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fixed
rigorous, unbending
uncompromising
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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *rigeti (“bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyǵ- (“to bind, reach”).
Inflection
Simple, class B I present, reduplicated preterite, s future, s subjunctive
| 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. | Passive sg. | Passive pl. | ||
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| Present indicative | Abs. | rigid | regair | ||||||
| Conj. | ·rig | ||||||||
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| Imperfect indicative | |||||||||
| Preterite | Abs. | reraig | |||||||
| Conj. | ·recht | ||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Future | Abs. | ririss | |||||||
| Conj. | |||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Conditional | |||||||||
| Present subjunctive | Abs. | ||||||||
| Conj. | ·riastar | ||||||||
| Rel. | |||||||||
| Past subjunctive | |||||||||
| Imperative | |||||||||
| Verbal noun | |||||||||
| Past participle | rechtae | ||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | rige | ||||||||
Derived terms
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “rigid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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