ciallaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíallaigid. By surface analysis, ciall (meaning) +‎ -ich. Cognate with Irish ciallaigh and Manx keeayllaghey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰiəl̪ˠɪç/

Verb

ciallaich (past chiallaich, future ciallaichidh, verbal noun ciallachadh, past participle ciallaichte)

  1. to mean
    Dè tha am facal seo a' ciallachadh?What does this word mean?
    Bha mi a' ciallachadh rudeigin eile.I meant something else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ciallaich (regular)
stem ciallaich
verbal noun ciallachadh
past participle ciallaichte
independent dependent
active passive active passive
past chiallaich chiallaicheadh chiallaich chiallaicheadh
future ciallaichidh ciallaichear
ciallaichtear
ciallaich ciallaichear
ciallaichtear
conditional 1st singular chiallaichinn chiallaichteadh
chiallaichist1
chiallaichiste1
chiallaichinn chiallaichteadh
chiallaichist1
chiallaichiste1
1st plural chiallaicheamaid
chiallaicheadh sinn
chiallaicheamaid
chiallaicheadh sinn
2nd & 3rd chiallaicheadh chiallaicheadh
relative
future
chiallaicheas chiallaichear
imperative 1st singular ciallaicheam ciallaichear
ciallaichtear
2nd singular ciallaich
3rd singular ciallaicheadh
1st plural ciallaicheamaid
2nd plural ciallaichibh
3rd plural ciallaicheadh

1 Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of ciallaich (regular)
stem ciallaich
verbal noun ciallachadh
past participle ciallaichte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past chiallaich mi chiallaich thu chiallaich e/i chiallaich sinn chiallaich sibh chiallaich iad chiallaicheadh
future ciallaichidh mi ciallaichidh tu ciallaichidh e/i ciallaichidh sinn ciallaichidh sibh ciallaichidh iad ciallaichear
ciallaichtear
conditional chiallaichinn chiallaicheadh tu chiallaicheadh e/i chiallaicheamaid
chiallaicheadh sinn
chiallaicheadh sibh chiallaicheadh iad chiallaichteadh
chiallaichist1
chiallaichiste1
negative past cha do chiallaich mi cha do chiallaich thu cha do chiallaich e/i cha do chiallaich sinn cha do chiallaich sibh cha do chiallaich iad cha do chiallaicheadh
future cha chiallaich mi cha chiallaich thu cha chiallaich e/i cha chiallaich sinn cha chiallaich sibh cha chiallaich iad cha chiallaichear
cha chiallaichtear
conditional cha chiallaichinn cha chiallaicheadh tu cha chiallaicheadh e/i cha chiallaicheamaid
cha chiallaicheadh sinn
cha chiallaicheadh sibh cha chiallaicheadh iad cha chiallaichteadh
cha chiallaichist1
cha chiallaichiste1
affirmative
interrogative
past an do chiallaich mi? an do chiallaich thu? an do chiallaich e/i? an do chiallaich sinn? an do chiallaich sibh? an do chiallaich iad? an do chiallaicheadh?
future an ciallaich mi? an ciallaich thu? an ciallaich e/i? an ciallaich sinn? an ciallaich sibh? an ciallaich iad? an ciallaichear?
an ciallaichtear?
conditional an ciallaichinn? an ciallaicheadh tu? an ciallaicheadh e/i? an ciallaicheamaid?
an ciallaicheadh sinn?
an ciallaicheadh sibh? an ciallaicheadh iad? an ciallaichteadh?
an ciallaichist?1
an ciallaichiste?1
negative
interrogative
past nach do chiallaich mi? nach do chiallaich thu? nach do chiallaich e/i? nach do chiallaich sinn? nach do chiallaich sibh? nach do chiallaich iad? nach do chiallaicheadh?
future nach ciallaich mi? nach ciallaich thu? nach ciallaich e/i? nach ciallaich sinn? nach ciallaich sibh? nach ciallaich iad? nach ciallaichear?
nach ciallaichtear?
conditional nach ciallaichinn? nach ciallaicheadh tu? nach ciallaicheadh e/i? nach ciallaicheamaid?
nach ciallaicheadh sinn?
nach ciallaicheadh sibh? nach ciallaicheadh iad? nach ciallaichteadh?
nach ciallaichist?1
nach ciallaichiste?1
relative
future
affirmative (ma) chiallaicheas mi (ma) chiallaicheas thu (ma) chiallaicheas e/i (ma) chiallaicheas sinn (ma) chiallaicheas sibh (ma) chiallaicheas iad (ma) chiallaichear
negative (mur) ciallaich mi (mur) ciallaich thu (mur) ciallaich e/i (mur) ciallaich sinn (mur) ciallaich sibh (mur) ciallaich iad (mur) ciallaichear
(mur) ciallaichtear
imperative ciallaicheam ciallaich ciallaicheadh e/i ciallaicheamaid ciallaichibh ciallaicheadh iad ciallaichear
ciallaichtear

1 Lewis dialect form

Mutation

Mutation of ciallaich
radical lenition
ciallaich chiallaich

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.