Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Irish cintaigid. By surface analysis, cion +‎ -taigh.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

ciontaigh (present analytic ciontaíonn, future analytic ciontóidh, verbal noun ciontú, past participle ciontaithe)

  1. (intransitive) to transgress (commit an offense), sin, offend
  2. (transitive) to accuse, incriminate
    Synonyms: cuir i leith, ionchoirigh
  3. (reflexive) to confess
    Synonyms: admhaigh, déan faoistin
  4. (transitive) to convict
    Synonym: daor
  5. to condemn, blame
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic) feminine dative singular

Noun edit

ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciontaigh chiontaigh gciontaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.