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Middle Annerish

Etymology 1

Per Bernthaler from Germanic *haitaną with influence from Goidelic caí ("laments"); if so, doublet of hét.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /kˠɑː/ [kʰɑˑ]

Verb

(runic:ᚷᚭ)

  1. (intr.; +ᴠᴏᴄ.) To be called; one's name is …
    Only ɪᴍᴘᴇʀꜰ. (ɴᴀʀ.) and ᴘʀᴇᴛ. forms are attested
    cechat or cıchet
    cá (cà), cáım, cáıdí

ɴ.ʙ.

The first edition of the Bésgnae Béırle coined the verbal noun cás by analogy with bás;
Since both ᴘʀᴇᴛ. and ꜰᴜᴛ. can be formed by reduplication, ᴘᴀss. ɪʀʀ. cıcher and ᴄᴏɴᴅ. cıchır were given by the institution but are seldom seen in practice.

Etymology 2

Per Teagan from a .

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /kˠɑ/ [kʰɑ]

Particle

ca (runic:ᚷᚭ)

  1. Introduces "wh-" questions:
    Ca toıde tàr se? - What does it mean?
  2. Fronts a relative argument:
    Ca toıde tháır se, ar déa na mırphell. - What it means is, they are in a predicament.