nigid

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈn͈ʲi.ɣʲəɣʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

1. to wash

Derived terms

• do·nig

Descendants

• Irish: nigh
• Manx: niee
• Scottish Gaelic: nigh

Further reading

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n͈ʲi.ɣʲəðʲ/

Verb

nigid (conjunct ·nig, verbal noun nige)

1. to wash
   • "A Fragment of Old Irish", in Ériu volume 2 (1905, Royal Irish Academy), pages 221-226, edited and with translations by Osborn J. Bergin

     Etag berar do aes tuattu, cot·étet deman co·róenastar; ⁊ ní anaich a chrothad nach a flescad, acht a nige.

     A garment which is taken from the laity, a demon accompanies it till it has been washed; and it serves not to shake it or beat it, but to wash it.

Conjugation

Simple, class B II present, reduplicated preterite, s future

		1st sg.	2nd sg.	3rd sg.	1st pl.	2nd pl.	3rd pl.	Passive sg.	Passive pl.
Present indicative	Abs.
	Conj.			·nig
	Rel.			niges				negar
Imperfect indicative
Preterite	Abs.
	Conj.
	Rel.
Perfect	Deut.			ro·nenaig
	Prot.							·róenacht
Future	Abs.
	Conj.	·ninus						·nenastar; ·róenastar (ro-form)
	Rel.
Conditional
Present subjunctive	Abs.
	Conj.
	Rel.
Past subjunctive
Imperative							negat
Verbal noun		nige
Past participle
Verbal of necessity

Derived terms

• do·fonaig
• do·nig
• fo·nig

 

Descendants

• Middle Irish: nigid
  • Irish: nigh
  • Manx: niee
  • Scottish Gaelic: nigh

Further reading

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɡɪd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈniːɡɪd/, /ˈnɪɡɪd/

Noun

nigid

1. Nasal mutation of digid.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
digid	ddigid	nigid	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.