Old Irish

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Etymology

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From ar- + Proto-Celtic *sistati, the latter from *stísteh₂ti, a reduplicated derivative of *steh₂-. Compare Latin sistō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) and Sanskrit तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati).

See ·tá for this term's unreduplicated relatives.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /arˈsʲi.sʲə.ðər/

Verb

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ar·sissedar (prototonic ·airisedar, verbal noun airisem)

  1. to stay, remain

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: airisid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ar·sissedar ar·ṡissedar unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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