Verbal Noun: iu
Gerund: giu
Participle: iuit; iut
Translation: drink
Periphrastic Forms
Present
| Sg.1 | ta mee giu |
| Sg.2 | ta oo giu |
| Sg.3m | ta eh giu |
| Sg.3f | ta ee giu |
| Pl.1 | ta shin giu |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu giu |
| Pl.3 | ta ad giu |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee giu |
| Sg.2 | va oo giu |
| Sg.3m | va eh giu |
| Sg.3f | va ee giu |
| Pl.1 | va shin giu |
| Pl.2 | va shiu giu |
| Pl.3 | va ad giu |
Perfect
| Sg.1 | ta mee er n'iu |
| Sg.2 | ta oo er n'iu |
| Sg.3m | ta eh er n'iu |
| Sg.3f | ta ee er n'iu |
| Pl.1 | ta shin er n'iu |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu er n'iu |
| Pl.3 | ta ad er n'iu |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee er n'iu |
| Sg.2 | va oo er n'iu |
| Sg.3m | va eh er n'iu |
| Sg.3f | va ee er n'iu |
| Pl.1 | va shin er n'iu |
| Pl.2 | va shiu er n'iu |
| Pl.3 | va ad er n'iu |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | ren mee giu |
| Sg.2 | ren oo giu |
| Sg.3m | ren eh giu |
| Sg.3f | ren ee giu |
| Pl.1 | ren shin giu |
| Pl.2 | ren shiu giu |
| Pl.3 | ren ad giu |
Future
| Sg.1 | neeym giu |
| Sg.2 | nee oo giu |
| Sg.3m | nee eh giu |
| Sg.3f | nee ee giu |
| Pl.1 | nee shin giu |
| Pl.2 | nee shiu giu |
| Pl.3 | nee ad giu |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | yinnin giu |
| Sg.2 | yinnagh oo giu |
| Sg.3m | yinnagh eh giu |
| Sg.3f | yinnagh ee giu |
| Pl.1 | yinnagh shin giu |
| Pl.2 | yinnagh shiu giu |
| Pl.3 | yinnagh ad giu |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | jean giu |
| Pl.2 | jeanjee giu |
Synthetic Forms
Present Independent
Present Dependent
Preterite
| Independent | d-iu; j-iu |
| Dependent | d-iu; j-iu |
Future Independent
| Sg.1 | iuym |
| Sg.2 | iuee |
| Sg.3m | iuee |
| Sg.3f | iuee |
| Pl.1 | iumayd |
| Pl.2 | iuee |
| Pl.3 | iuee |
Future Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'iuym |
| Sg.2 | n'iuee |
| Sg.3m | n'iuee |
| Sg.3f | n'iuee |
| Pl.1 | n'iumayd |
| Pl.2 | n'iuee |
| Pl.3 | n'iuee |
Future Relative
| Sg.1 | iuym |
| Sg.2 | iuys |
| Sg.3m | iuys |
| Sg.3f | iuys |
| Pl.1 | iuysmayd |
| Pl.2 | iuys |
| Pl.3 | iuys |
Conditional Independent
| Sg.1 | iuin |
| Sg.2 | iuagh |
| Sg.3m | iuagh |
| Sg.3f | iuagh |
| Pl.1 | iuagh |
| Pl.2 | iuagh |
| Pl.3 | iuagh |
Conditional Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'iuin |
| Sg.2 | n'iuagh |
| Sg.3m | n'iuagh |
| Sg.3f | n'iuagh |
| Pl.1 | n'iuagh |
| Pl.2 | n'iuagh |
| Pl.3 | n'iuagh |
Verbs conjugated like iu
iu,
Translations
Etymology
From Old Irish ibid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸibeti, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-. See: Old Irish '
ibid'.
Verbs referencing "iu"
Cornish
eva, Scots Gaelic
òl, Irish
ibh.
Sample Sentences
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Iu-jee seose, gheiney seyrey! Drink up gentlemen!
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Iu dty yough. Finish your drink.
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Diu eh e haie. He drank his fill.
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Diu eh ooilley lesh slug mooar. He drank it at a draught.
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Iuin jough. I should like a drink.
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Diu mee my haie. I drank my fill.
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Diu mee roud. I drank overmuch.
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Diu mee tey marish possan dy henn chailleeyn. I had tea with a lot of old hens.
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Diu ee e saie. She drank her fill.
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Diu y kayt ooilley'n ooilley 'n bainney orrymer mee . The cat drank all the milk, to my loss.
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Diu ad my laynt. They toasted me.
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Iu yn slaynt echeyec eh . Toast him.
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Iumayd da'n da yn claynt echeyec eh . We'll drink his health.
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Iuym dty yei. I shall drink after you.
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