coinnigh

      Irish

      Etymology

      From Old Irish con·gaib.

      Verb

      coinnigh (present analytic coinníonn, future analytic coinneoidh, verbal noun coinneáil, past participle coinnithe)

      1. to keep
      2. to maintain
      3. to retain, hold
      4. to store
      5. to detain
      6. to remain in (on)
      7. to observe
      8. (with ar) to keep at
      9. (with ó) to refrain from
      10. (with le) to catch, meet up with

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      • coinnigh amach ó (to keep away from)
      • coinnigh suas le (to keep up with)
      • coinnigh siar (to keep back, withhold)

      Synonyms

      Mutation

      Irish mutation
      Radical Lenition Eclipsis
      coinnigh choinnigh gcoinnigh
      Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
      possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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      Last modified on 2 May 2013, at 21:01