rotoicther

Old Irish

Etymology

A close relative of tocad (“fate, fortune”) with ro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈtoɡʲθʲer]

Verb

ro·toicther (prototonic ·rothcaither, verbal noun tocad)

1. to be destined
   • Poems of the Codex St. Pauli, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, p. 293, line 6

     Ma rom·thoicther-sa inso rop ith ⁊ mlicht ad·cear; manim·rothcaither ropat choin altai ⁊ ois ⁊ imthecht slebe ⁊ oaic Féne ad·cear.

     If this is destined for me, may it be corn and milk I see; if it is not destined for me, may it be wolves, deer, wandering on the mountain, and the warriors of the Féini I see. [Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus does not translate this verb.]

Inflection

This verb is defective; it is only used in the passive.

Complex, class A II present

		1st sg	2nd sg	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd pl	3rd pl	passive sg	passive pl
present indicative	deut.							rom·thoicther (with infixed pronoun m-)
	prot.							·rothcaither
imperfect indicative	deut.
	prot.
preterite	deut.
	prot.
perfect	deut.							ro·togad
	prot.							·rothcad
future	deut.
	prot.
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
past subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
imperative
verbal noun		tocad
past participle
verbal of necessity

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “? tocaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language