ísligh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ísligidir. By surface analysis, íseal + -igh.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ísligh (present analytic íslíonn, future analytic ísleoidh, verbal noun ísliú, past participle íslithe)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lower
- (intransitive) to descend, go down, come down
- (transitive, intransitive) to drop (decrease, diminish, lessen; move to a lower position), sink (diminish, be diminished), go down, come down
- (transitive, intransitive) to dim (make less bright; become darker)
- (transitive) to reduce, bring down
- Synonym: laghdaigh
- (transitive) to humble, humiliate, bring down, depress, demean
- (intransitive) to bow down
- (transitive) to demote
- (transitive, intransitive) to cheapen (make cheaper; become cheaper)
- (transitive) to degrade (lower in value or social position)
- (transitive) to dip (decrease, lower the beam)
- (transitive) to turn down (reduce amount)
- (intransitive) to alight (descend from an animal or vehicle)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of ísligh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ísligh | n-ísligh | hísligh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ísligidir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ísliġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 410
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ísligh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN