congaib

Old Irish

Etymology

From com- +‎ gaibid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konˈɡaβʲ]

Verb

con·gaib (verbal noun congbál)

1. to contain
2. to preserve, to keep
3. to uphold

Inflection

Complex, class B II present, s preterite, é future, a subjunctive

		1st sg	2nd sg	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd pl	3rd pl	passive sg	passive pl
present indicative	deut.			con·gaib		con·gaibid	con·gaibet	con·gaibter
	prot.	·concbaim
imperfect indicative	deut.
	prot.			·congebed			·congbaitis
preterite	deut.			con·gab			con·gabsat
	prot.
perfect	deut.			con·ácaib			con·ácaibset
	prot.
future	deut.			con·géba			con·gébat
	prot.
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
past subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
imperative				congbad
verbal noun		congbáil
past participle
verbal of necessity		congbathi

Derived terms

• nebchongabthetu

Descendants

• Middle Irish: congmaid
  • Irish: coinnigh
  • Manx: cum
  • Scottish Gaelic: cùm

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “congaib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Pedersen, Holger (1913) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 528