coisc

Irish

Alternative forms

cosc
coisg, cosg (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha.^[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cosg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɞʃc/

Verb

coisc (present analytic coisceann, future analytic coiscfidh, verbal noun cosc, past participle coiscthe)

to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
Synonym: bac
to prevent, stop, block (out), obviate, preclude
to forbid, prohibit, proscribe, ban, bar [with ar and person]
Coiscim ort imeach.
I forbid you to leave.
to stanch, stem, keep back
to wean
Synonym: scoith
to parry
to cease [with de ‘from’]
Synonym: stad
to slake, allay (thirst, hunger)
(finance) to freeze (assets)
Synonym: reoigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of *coisc* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	coiscim	coisceann tú; coiscir^†	coisceann sé, sí	coiscimid; coisceann muid	coisceann sibh	coisceann siad; coiscid^†	a choisceann; a choisceas	coisctear
past	choisc mé; choisceas	choisc tú; choiscis	choisc sé, sí	choisceamar; choisc muid	choisc sibh; choisceabhair	choisc siad; choisceadar	a choisc	coisceadh
past habitual	choiscinn / coiscinn^‡	choiscteá / coiscteá^‡	choisceadh sé, sí / coisceadh sé, sí^‡	choiscimis; choisceadh muid / coiscimis^‡; coisceadh muid^‡	choisceadh sibh / coisceadh sibh^‡	choiscidís; choisceadh siad / coiscidís^‡; coisceadh siad^‡	a choisceadh	choisctí / coisctí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	coiscfidh mé; coiscfead	coiscfidh tú; coiscfir^†	coiscfidh sé, sí	coiscfimid; coiscfidh muid	coiscfidh sibh	coiscfidh siad; coiscfid^†	a choiscfidh; a choiscfeas	coiscfear
conditional	choiscfinn / coiscfinn^‡	choiscfeá / coiscfeá^‡	choiscfeadh sé, sí / coiscfeadh sé, sí^‡	choiscfimis; choiscfeadh muid / coiscfimis^‡; coiscfeadh muid^‡	choiscfeadh sibh / coiscfeadh sibh^‡	choiscfidís; choiscfeadh siad / coiscfidís^‡; coiscfeadh siad^‡	a choiscfeadh	choiscfí / coiscfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gcoisce mé; go gcoiscead^†	go gcoisce tú; go gcoiscir^†	go gcoisce sé, sí	go gcoiscimid; go gcoisce muid	go gcoisce sibh	go gcoisce siad; go gcoiscid^†	—	go gcoisctear
past	dá gcoiscinn	dá gcoiscteá	dá gcoisceadh sé, sí	dá gcoiscimis; dá gcoisceadh muid	dá gcoisceadh sibh	dá gcoiscidís; dá gcoisceadh siad	—	dá gcoisctí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	coiscim	coisc	coisceadh sé, sí	coiscimis	coiscigí; coiscidh^†	coiscidís	—	coisctear

past participle	coiscthe

verbal noun	cosc

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative verbal nouns: coisc, coisceadh

Derived terms

urchoisc

Noun

coisc f (genitive singular coisce)

alternative form of cosc (verbal noun of coisc)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *coisc*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
coisc	choisc	gcoisc

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

References

^ “coisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con·secha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language