astaigh
See also: a-staigh
Irish
editEtymology 1
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Verb
editastaigh (present analytic astaíonn, future analytic astóidh, verbal noun astú, past participle astaithe)
- (transitive) emit (gas, light, etc.)
- Synonym: cuir amach
Conjugation
editconjugation of astaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms
edit- astaíocht f (“emission, emittance”)
- fótastaíoch (“photoemissive”, adjective)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Irish astaigid, from Old Irish ad·suidi (“stops, holds back, detains, hinders; fixes, makes permanent or legal, binds, establishes”).
Verb
editastaigh (present analytic astaíonn, future analytic astóidh, verbal noun astú, past participle astaithe)
- (transitive, law) attach
- Alternative form of fostaigh (“catch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in service; hire, employ”)
Conjugation
editconjugation of astaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
astaigh | n-astaigh | hastaigh | not applicable |
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) “astaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “emit”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ad·suidi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language