Gaelaigh
Irish
Etymology
Verb
Gaelaigh (present analytic Gaelaíonn, future analytic Gaelóidh, verbal noun Gaelú, past participle Gaelaithe)
- (transitive) to Gaelicize
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | Gaelaím | Gaelaíonn tú; Gaelaír† |
Gaelaíonn sé, sí | Gaelaímid; Gaelaíonn muid |
Gaelaíonn sibh | Gaelaíonn siad; Gaelaíd† |
a Ghaelaíonn; a Ghaelaíos | Gaelaítear |
| past | Ghaelaigh mé; Ghaelaíos | Ghaelaigh tú; Ghaelaís | Ghaelaigh sé, sí | Ghaelaíomar; Ghaelaigh muid | Ghaelaigh sibh; Ghaelaíobhair | Ghaelaigh siad; Ghaelaíodar | a Ghaelaigh | Gaelaíodh |
| past habitual | Ghaelaínn / Gaelaínn‡ |
Ghaelaíteá / Gaelaíteᇠ|
Ghaelaíodh sé, sí / Gaelaíodh sé, sí‡ |
Ghaelaímis; Ghaelaíodh muid / Gaelaímis‡; Gaelaíodh muid‡ |
Ghaelaíodh sibh / Gaelaíodh sibh‡ |
Ghaelaídís; Ghaelaíodh / Gaelaídís‡; Gaelaíodh siad‡ |
a Ghaelaíodh | Ghaelaítí / Gaelaítí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | Gaelóidh mé; Gaelód; Gaelóchaidh mé† |
Gaelóidh tú; Gaelóir†; Gaelóchaidh tú† |
Gaelóidh sé, sí; Gaelóchaidh sé, sí† |
Gaelóimid; Gaelóidh muid; Gaelóchaimid†; Gaelóchaidh muid† |
Gaelóidh sibh; Gaelóchaidh sibh† |
Gaelóidh siad; Gaelóid†; Gaelóchaidh siad† |
a Ghaelóidh; a Ghaelós; a Ghaelóchaidh†; a Ghaelóchas† | Gaelófar; Gaelóchar† |
| conditional | Ghaelóinn; Ghaelóchainn† / Gaelóinn‡; Gaelóchainn†‡ |
Ghaelófá; Ghaelóchthᆠ/ Gaelófá‡; Gaelóchthᆇ |
Ghaelódh sé, sí; Ghaelóchadh sé, sí† / Gaelódh sé, sí‡; Gaelóchadh sé, s톇 |
Ghaelóimis; Ghaelódh muid; Ghaelóchaimis†; Ghaelóchadh muid† / Gaelóimis‡; Gaelódh muid‡; Gaelóchaimis†‡; Gaelóchadh muid†‡ |
Ghaelódh sibh; Ghaelóchadh sibh† / Gaelódh sibh‡; Gaelóchadh sibh†‡ |
Ghaelóidís; Ghaelódh siad; Ghaelóchaidís†; Ghaelóchadh siad† / Gaelóidís‡; Gaelódh siad‡; Gaelóchaidís†‡; Gaelóchadh siad†‡ |
a Ghaelódh; a Ghaelóchadh† | Ghaelófaí; Ghaelóchthaí† / Gaelófaí‡; Gaelóchtha톇 |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go nGaelaí mé; go nGaelaíod† |
go nGaelaí tú; go nGaelaír† |
go nGaelaí sé, sí | go nGaelaímid; go nGaelaí muid |
go nGaelaí sibh | go nGaelaí siad; go nGaelaíd† |
— | go nGaelaítear |
| past | dá nGaelaínn | dá nGaelaíteá | dá nGaelaíodh sé, sí | dá nGaelaímis; dá nGaelaíodh muid |
dá nGaelaíodh sibh | dá nGaelaídís; dá nGaelaíodh siad |
— | dá nGaelaítí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | Gaelaím | Gaelaigh | Gaelaíodh sé, sí | Gaelaímis | Gaelaígí; Gaelaídh† |
Gaelaídís | — | Gaelaítear |
| past participle | Gaelaithe | |||||||
| verbal noun | Gaelú | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Related terms
Adjective
Gaelaigh
- inflection of Gaelach:
- vocative /genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Gaelaigh | Ghaelaigh | nGaelaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Gaelaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Gaelaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026