rofinnadar

Old Irish

Etymology

ro- + finnadar, from Proto-Celtic *windeti (compare Welsh gwn (I know)), from *wi-n-d- (compare Sanskrit विन्दति (vindati, finds)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r͈oˈfʲin͈aðar/

Verb

ro·finnadar (prototonic ·finnadar, verbal noun fiuss)

  1. to find out, discover
  2. (in perfect) to know

Conjugation

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ro·finnadar ro·ḟinnadar ro·finnadar
pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • ro·finnadar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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