foopair

Old Irish

Etymology

From fo- +‎ uss- +‎ beirid.

Verb

fo·opair

  1. to attack
    • The Annals of Ulster from the Trinity College MS 1282, published in The Annals of Ulster (to A.D. 1131) (1983, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Seán Mac Airt & Gearóid Mac Niocaill, AD 870
      Fo·rropartar Laigin dunadh Cerbaill; & m. Gaithine & alios […]
      The Laigin attacked Cerball's encampment and slew Gaíthíne's son and others […]

Inflection

Complex, class B I present, t preterite
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. fo·opair
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. fo·rrópairt fo·rropartar
prot.
future deut.
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut.
prot.
past subjunctive deut.
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: fo·fúabair, fúabair

Mutation

Mutation of fo·opair
radical lenition nasalization
fo·opair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 fo·opair fo·n-opair

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

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