coinnigh
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)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of coinnigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- coinnigh amach ó (“to keep away from”)
- coinnigh amuigh (“keep out”)
- coinnigh ar (“keep at”)
- coinnigh istigh (“keep in”)
- coinnigh le (“catch, meet up with”)
- coinnigh ó (“refrain from”)
- coinnigh siar (“to keep back, withhold”)
- coinnigh síos (“keep down”)
- coinnigh suas (“keep up”)
- coinnigh suas le (“to keep up with”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinnigh | choinnigh | gcoinnigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coinnigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “con·gaib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “congḃaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
- Entries containing “coinnigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coinnigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.