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FIRST CONJUGATION.
In the following table the forms marked with an asterisk are not generally used in the analytic form. The forms in square brackets were used in early modern Irish, and are frequently met with in books. Alternative terminations are given in round brackets.
261. | IMPERATIVE MOOD. | |||||
SINGULAR. | ||||||
1st. | —— | —— | ||||
2nd. | mol, praise thou | buail, strike thou | ||||
3rd. | molaḋ sé, let him praise | buaileaḋ sé | ||||
PLURAL. | ||||||
1. | molaimís (‑amuis) molam |
let us praise | buailimís (eamuis) buaileam | |||
2. | molaiḋ, praise (you) | buailiḋ | ||||
3. | molaidís, moladaois, |
let them praise | buailidís | |||
Autonomous. | ||||||
moltar | buailtear |
The negative particle for this mood is ná.
262. | INDICATIVE MOOD. | ||
Present Tense. | |||
sing. | 1. | *molaim, I praise | *buailim, I strike |
2. | molair, &c. | buailir | |
3. | molanna | buaileannc sé | |
plur. | 1. | molaimíd (amuid) | buailimíd (‑imid) |
2. | molann siḃb | buaileann siḃd | |
3. | molaid | buailid | |
a[molaiḋ] b[moltaoi] c[buailiḋ] d[buailtí] |