coisrig
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃɾʲɪc/
Verb
coisrig (present analytic coisrigeann, future analytic coisrigfidh, verbal noun coisreagadh, past participle coisrigthe)
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | coisrigim | coisrigeann tú; coisrigir† |
coisrigeann sé, sí | coisrigimid; coisrigeann muid | coisrigeann sibh | coisrigeann siad; coisrigid† |
a choisrigeann; a choisrigeas | coisrigtear |
| past | choisrig mé; choisrigeas | choisrig tú; choisrigis | choisrig sé, sí | choisrigeamar; choisrig muid | choisrig sibh; choisrigeabhair | choisrig siad; choisrigeadar | a choisrig | coisrigeadh |
| past habitual | choisriginn / coisriginn‡ |
choisrigteá / coisrigteᇠ|
choisrigeadh sé, sí / coisrigeadh sé, sí‡ |
choisrigimis; choisrigeadh muid / coisrigimis‡; coisrigeadh muid‡ |
choisrigeadh sibh / coisrigeadh sibh‡ |
choisrigidís; choisrigeadh siad / coisrigidís‡; coisrigeadh siad‡ |
a choisrigeadh | choisrigtí / coisrigtí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | coisrigfidh mé; coisrigfead |
coisrigfidh tú; coisrigfir† |
coisrigfidh sé, sí | coisrigfimid; coisrigfidh muid |
coisrigfidh sibh | coisrigfidh siad; coisrigfid† |
a choisrigfidh; a choisrigfeas | coisrigfear |
| conditional | choisrigfinn / coisrigfinn‡ |
choisrigfeá / coisrigfeᇠ|
choisrigfeadh sé, sí / coisrigfeadh sé, sí‡ |
choisrigfimis; choisrigfeadh muid / coisrigfimis‡; coisrigfeadh muid‡ |
choisrigfeadh sibh / coisrigfeadh sibh‡ |
choisrigfidís; choisrigfeadh siad / coisrigfidís‡; coisrigfeadh siad‡ |
a choisrigfeadh | choisrigfí / coisrigfí‡ |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go gcoisrige mé; go gcoisrigead† |
go gcoisrige tú; go gcoisrigir† |
go gcoisrige sé, sí | go gcoisrigimid; go gcoisrige muid |
go gcoisrige sibh | go gcoisrige siad; go gcoisrigid† |
— | go gcoisrigtear |
| past | dá gcoisriginn | dá gcoisrigteá | dá gcoisrigeadh sé, sí | dá gcoisrigimis; dá gcoisrigeadh muid |
dá gcoisrigeadh sibh | dá gcoisrigidís; dá gcoisrigeadh siad |
— | dá gcoisrigtí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | coisrigim | coisrig | coisrigeadh sé, sí | coisrigimis | coisrigigí; coisrigidh† |
coisrigidís | — | coisrigtear |
| past participle | coisrigthe | |||||||
| verbal noun | coisreagadh | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| coisrig | choisrig | gcoisrig |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (“to consecrate”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“to consecrate”). Cognate with Irish coisric.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔʃɾʲɪc/
Verb
coisrig (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
- Used with the preposition do.
Derived terms
- mì-choisrig (“desecrate”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “coisrig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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