do-chím, ad-chím

‘I see’; for forms see Introduction, p. 37

[EC faicsin], (ad- or do- throughout); Pres. do-chím, do-chiu, -faicim; do- chí, -faice; do-chí, -faice, -faiceann; do-chímíd, do-chiamaoid, do-chiam, -faicmid, -faiceam; do-chíthe, -faicthe; do-chi(a)d, -faicead: Impf. do chínn, -faicinn, etc. Fut. 1. do-chíeabh, do-chicheabh, do-chíchéar, -faiceabh; 2, 3. do- chífe, do-chichfe, do-chicheara, -faicfe; do-chífeam, -faicfeam, etc.; Sbj. 1. do-chear, do- chichear(?), do-chichsear, -faicear; do-cheis; do-ché, -faice: do-chichseam; -faiceam: do-chichsead, -faicead; Impf. Sbj. do-chichsinn, do-cheinn, -faicinn; -faictheá; do-chichseadh, do-cheadh, -faiceadh, etc; Pf. do-chonna(r)c, -faca; do-chonncais, do-chonnarcais, -facadhais ; do-chonnai(r)c, do-chonncasda(i)r, -faca(idh); do-chonncama(i)r, -facama(i)r; do-chonncabha(i)r, -facabha(i)r ; do-chonncada(i)r, -facada(i)r; do-chonncas, -facas, etc.; vn. faicsin, -sc- [148], fairgsi(n) cichsin [C i 3 2]; Uses: do-chím, do-chí, etc. often practically equivalent to demonstrative adj. 95 30, DiD 42 6, 64 16, 65 8.

I see. ní chí (?), 3132.

I see, láithr. uatha 3 p. -faic 1074, caite saor do-chonncas, 50, -co- 84, fáist. -chíthf-, 1241, 4265, -chíf-, 4264, coin. -chíthf-, 5225, -chíf-, 5623.

[also ad- or at-chím, see Grammatical Introduction], I see; rarely used without object, do-chí i ndorchadas, ‘which sees in darkness,’ 9467; pass. with lé, do-chíthear linn, ‘it is seen by us, we see,’ 8252, 9523; at-chíthear, 8014; with do, do-chíthear dhúinn, 2402; an chomhairle is glioca do-chíthear dhamh, ‘the counsel that seems wisest to me,’ 269; do-connarcas do Pheadar, ‘which appeared to P,’ 2056