dofuiben

Old Irish

Etymology

to- +‎ fo- +‎ benaid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪oˈɸu.βʲən/
  • (Blasse) [d̪oˈɸu.βʲen]
  • (Griffith) [d̪oˈɸu.βʲən]

Verb

do·fuiben (verbal noun tóbae)

1. to cut
2. to destroy

Conjugation

Complex, class B IV present

		active						passive
		singular			plural			singular	plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present indicative	deut.	do·fuibnimm		do·fuiben			do·fuibenat		du·fuibniter
	prot.							·tuibenar
imperfect indicative	deut.			du·fubath			du·fubaitis
	prot.							·tobaidhe
preterite	deut.
	prot.
perfect	deut.					do·forbaid
	prot.
future	deut.
	prot.
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
past subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
imperative
verbal noun		tóbae
past participle		tóbaide
verbal of necessity

Further reading

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