ceansaigh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cennsaigid (“to tame”), from cennais (“mild, gentle”).[1] By surface analysis, ceansa (“gentle”) + -igh.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɑun̪ˠsˠɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠi/
Verb edit
ceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of ceansaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
- ceansaitheoir m (“appeaser, pacifier; tamer”)
- neamhcheansaithe (“untamed, uncontrolled; unpacified, unbroken”, adjective)
Related terms edit
- ceansacht f (“gentleness, meekness; tameness”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceansaigh | cheansaigh | gceansaigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cennsaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceansaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ceansaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ceansaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.