coisrig
Irish
editPronunciation
editVerb
editcoisrig (present analytic coisrigeann, future analytic coisrigfidh, verbal noun coisreagadh, past participle coisrigthe)
Conjugation
editconjugation of coisrig (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coisrig | choisrig | gcoisrig |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (“to consecrate”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“to consecrate”). Cognate with Irish coisric.
Verb
editcoisrig (past choisrig, future coisrigidh, verbal noun coisrigeadh, past participle coisrigte)
- consecrate, sanctify
- devote
- Choisrig e a bheatha do dh'adhbhar na saorsa. ― He devoted his life to the cause of freedom.
- dedicate (a book, etc.)
- bless
- anoint
- addict
Usage notes
edit- Used with the preposition do.
Derived terms
edit- mì-choisrig (“desecrate”)
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “coisrig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con·secra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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