doesta
Old Irish
Etymology
From to- + ess- + ·tá. This etymology also explains the appearances of stems with -bi-, with bíid often being a suppletion source for several compounds from the conjunct root ·tá, such as at·tá (“to be”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈes.ta/
Verb
do·esta (prototonic ·testa or ·tesban, verbal noun tesbaid)
Inflection
This verb is defective, only conjugating for the third person.
Complex, class A III and B IV present, á preterite, a subjunctive
| 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. | Passive sg. | Passive pl. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present indicative | Deut. | do·esta, do·esbun | |||||||
| Prot. | ·testa, ·tesbi, ·tesban | ·tesbanat | |||||||
| Imperfect indicative | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | ·tesbad | ||||||||
| Preterite | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | ·tesarb, ·tesarbae | ||||||||
| Future | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Conditional | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Present subjunctive | Deut. | do·essaib | |||||||
| Prot. | ·tesaib | ·tesbat | |||||||
| Past subjunctive | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Imperative | |||||||||
| Verbal noun | tesbaid | ||||||||
| Past participle | |||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | |||||||||
Descendants
- Irish: teastaigh (“to want, need”)
- Scottish Gaelic: teast (“to die, perish”)
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “doesta”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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