baithsid

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• baitsid, baitzid

Etymology

Denominal verb of baithes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaθʲ.sʲəðʲ/
  • (Blasse) [ˈbaθʲ.sʲɪðʲ]
  • (Griffith) [ˈbaθʲ.sʲɨðʲ]

Verb

baithsid

1. (Christianity) to baptize
2. to christen, name

Conjugation

Simple, class A II present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive

		active						passive
		singular			plural			singular	plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present indicative	abs.			baitsid
	conj.					·baitsid		·baithister	·baithsetar
	rel.							baithister	baithsetar
imperfect indicative
preterite	abs.			batsis; baitzisi (with suff. pron. -i)
	conj.	·baitsius	·batsis	·baithes				·baitseth
	rel.			batses, baitses
perfect	deut.		ro·batsis	ro·baithes
	prot.							ro·baitseth
future	abs.
	conj.
	rel.
conditional				·baitsifeth
present subjunctive	abs.			baitsid
	conj.					·baitsid		·baithister	·baithsetar
	rel.							baithister	baithsetar
past subjunctive
imperative						baitsid		baithister	baithsetar
verbal noun
past participle		batside
verbal of necessity

Descendants

• Middle Irish: baistid
  • Irish: baist
  • Manx: basht
  • Scottish Gaelic: baist

Mutation

Mutation of baithsid

radical	lenition	nasalization
baithsid	baithsid pronounced with /β-/	mbaithsid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “5270”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language