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ABAIR, SAY.
| Principal Parts. | ||||
| Imperative. | Future. | Participle. | Verbal Noun. | |
| abair | deurfad abróċad |
ráiḋte | ráḋ | |
356.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
| 1. | — | abraimís (abram) |
| 2. | abair | abraiḋ |
| 3. | abraḋ sé | abraidís, abradaois |
357.
Present Tense.
| ABSOLUTE. | DEPENDENT. | |
| 1. | (a)deirim | abraim |
| 2. | (a)deirir | abrair |
| 3. | (a)deir or deireann sé | abrann sé (abair) |
| 1. | (a)deirimíd | abraimíd |
| 2. | (a)deirṫí | abrann siḃ |
| 3. | (a)deirid | abraid |
| Autonomous, | (a)deirtear | abarṫar |
The initial a of adeirim, &c., is now usually dropped. The same remark holds for the other tenses. The d of deirim, &c., is not usually aspirated by a foregoing particle. The absolute and dependent constructions are sometimes confused in spoken usage.
358.
Imperfect Tense.
| ABSOLUTE. | DEPENDENT. | |
| 1. | adeirinn | abrainn |
| 2. | adeirṫeá | abarṫá |
| 3. | adeireaḋ sé | abraḋ sé |
| &c. | &c. | |
| Autonomous, | adeirtí | abarṫaoi |
