-ímid

See also: imid, IMiD, IMID, imid-, and -imid

Irish

Alternative forms

• -aímid (broad version)

Etymology

From -igh +‎ -imid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːmʲədʲ]

Suffix

-ímid

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

Usage notes

• This form is attached to second-conjugation verbs with stems ending in either a sender consonant or a vowel;
• Used in place of the pronouns sinn (Munster) or muid (Ulster and parts of Connacht), e.g. Súnn muid (“we suck”):

  ‎feic + ‎-ímid → ‎feicimid (“we see”)

  ‎súigh + ‎-ímid → ‎súimid (“we suck”) (stem sú-)