Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish cennsaigid (to tame), from cennais (mild, gentle).[1] By surface analysis, ceansa (gentle) +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive)

  1. appease, pacify
  2. tame, control

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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

  1. ^ 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