Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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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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