ceansaigh
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish cennsaigid (“to tame”), from cennais (“mild, gentle”).[1] By surface analysis, ceansa (“gentle”) + -igh.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɑun̪ˠsˠɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠi/
Verb
editceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive)
Conjugation
editconjugation of ceansaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
edit- ceansaitheoir m (“appeaser, pacifier; tamer”)
- neamhcheansaithe (“untamed, uncontrolled; unpacified, unbroken”, adjective)
Related terms
edit- ceansacht f (“gentleness, meekness; tameness”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceansaigh | cheansaigh | gceansaigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cennsaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceansaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceansaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceansaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024