resíu

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (before) + síu (this), the latter being a dative singular neuter of so (this).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [r͈ʲeˈsʲiːu̯]

Conjunction

resíu

  1. before
    Antonyms: ó, iarsindí

For quotations using this term, see Citations:resíu.

Usage notes

The verb following resíu generally is in the independent augmented present or past subjunctive, which for most verbs contain ro-. The main exception is when the verb defectively cannot be augmented, in that case the unaugmented subjunctive appears instead.

  • resíu ro·mestar ruiri
    before the ruiri judges (note ro·mestar, ro-augmented subjunctive of midithir)
  • resíu do·ndichsitis asin doíri
    before they had come out of captivity (note do·dichsitis, suppletive augmented past subjunctive of do·tét)
  • resíu tised hiress
    before the Faith had come (note unaugmented past subjunctive tised of do·icc, since do·icc is not augmentable)

References

  1. Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 895, page 553

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