coscair
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish con·scara (“to destroy, kill”).
Pronunciation
Verb
coscair (present analytic coscraíonn, future analytic coscróidh, verbal noun coscairt, past participle coscartha)
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | coscraím | coscraíonn tú; coscraír† |
coscraíonn sé, sí | coscraímid; coscraíonn muid |
coscraíonn sibh | coscraíonn siad; coscraíd† |
a choscraíonn; a choscraíos | coscraítear |
| past | choscair mé; choscraíos | choscair tú; choscraís | choscair sé, sí | choscraíomar; choscair muid | choscair sibh; choscraíobhair | choscair siad; choscraíodar | a choscair | coscraíodh |
| past habitual | choscraínn / coscraínn‡ |
choscraíteá / coscraíteᇠ|
choscraíodh sé, sí / coscraíodh sé, sí‡ |
choscraímis; choscraíodh muid / coscraímis‡; coscraíodh muid‡ |
choscraíodh sibh / coscraíodh sibh‡ |
choscraídís; choscraíodh / coscraídís‡; coscraíodh siad‡ |
a choscraíodh | choscraítí / coscraítí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | coscróidh mé; coscród; coscróchaidh mé† |
coscróidh tú; coscróir†; coscróchaidh tú† |
coscróidh sé, sí; coscróchaidh sé, sí† |
coscróimid; coscróidh muid; coscróchaimid†; coscróchaidh muid† |
coscróidh sibh; coscróchaidh sibh† |
coscróidh siad; coscróid†; coscróchaidh siad† |
a choscróidh; a choscrós; a choscróchaidh†; a choscróchas† | coscrófar; coscróchar† |
| conditional | choscróinn; choscróchainn† / coscróinn‡; coscróchainn†‡ |
choscrófá; choscróchthᆠ/ coscrófá‡; coscróchthᆇ |
choscródh sé, sí; choscróchadh sé, sí† / coscródh sé, sí‡; coscróchadh sé, s톇 |
choscróimis; choscródh muid; choscróchaimis†; choscróchadh muid† / coscróimis‡; coscródh muid‡; coscróchaimis†‡; coscróchadh muid†‡ |
choscródh sibh; choscróchadh sibh† / coscródh sibh‡; coscróchadh sibh†‡ |
choscróidís; choscródh siad; choscróchaidís†; choscróchadh siad† / coscróidís‡; coscródh siad‡; coscróchaidís†‡; coscróchadh siad†‡ |
a choscródh; a choscróchadh† | choscrófaí; choscróchthaí† / coscrófaí‡; coscróchtha톇 |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go gcoscraí mé; go gcoscraíod† |
go gcoscraí tú; go gcoscraír† |
go gcoscraí sé, sí | go gcoscraímid; go gcoscraí muid |
go gcoscraí sibh | go gcoscraí siad; go gcoscraíd† |
— | go gcoscraítear |
| past | dá gcoscraínn | dá gcoscraíteá | dá gcoscraíodh sé, sí | dá gcoscraímis; dá gcoscraíodh muid |
dá gcoscraíodh sibh | dá gcoscraídís; dá gcoscraíodh siad |
— | dá gcoscraítí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | coscraím | coscair | coscraíodh sé, sí | coscraímis | coscraígí; coscraídh† |
coscraídís | — | coscraítear |
| past participle | coscartha | |||||||
| verbal noun | coscairt | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Synonyms
- (break up): bris suas
- (thaw): leáigh
Derived terms
- coscrach (“shattering”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| coscair | choscair | gcoscair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “coscair”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con·scara”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “coscraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 186
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coscair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkos.kəɾʲ/
- (Blasse) [ˈkos.kɪɾʲ]
- (Griffith) [ˈkos.kɨɾʲ]
Noun
coscair
- vocative/genitive singular of coscar
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| coscair | choscair | coscair pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.