Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish congbaid, from Old Irish con·gaib.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. keep, maintain
  2. retain, hold
  3. store
  4. detain
  5. remain in (on)
  6. observe

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Mutation edit

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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