teilg
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish teilcid, from Old Irish do·léici (“to throw, cast”) (prototonic ·teilci).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛlʲɪɟ/
Verb
teilg (present analytic teilgeann, future analytic teilgfidh, verbal noun teilgean, past participle teilgthe)
- to cast, throw
- to project
- to fade (of clothes)
- (metallurgy) to cast
- to slake (lime)
- (law) to convict, sentence
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | teilgim | teilgeann tú; teilgir† |
teilgeann sé, sí | teilgimid; teilgeann muid | teilgeann sibh | teilgeann siad; teilgid† |
a theilgeann; a theilgeas | teilgtear |
| past | theilg mé; theilgeas | theilg tú; theilgis | theilg sé, sí | theilgeamar; theilg muid | theilg sibh; theilgeabhair | theilg siad; theilgeadar | a theilg | teilgeadh |
| past habitual | theilginn / teilginn‡ |
theilgteá / teilgteᇠ|
theilgeadh sé, sí / teilgeadh sé, sí‡ |
theilgimis; theilgeadh muid / teilgimis‡; teilgeadh muid‡ |
theilgeadh sibh / teilgeadh sibh‡ |
theilgidís; theilgeadh siad / teilgidís‡; teilgeadh siad‡ |
a theilgeadh | theilgtí / teilgtí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | teilgfidh mé; teilgfead |
teilgfidh tú; teilgfir† |
teilgfidh sé, sí | teilgfimid; teilgfidh muid |
teilgfidh sibh | teilgfidh siad; teilgfid† |
a theilgfidh; a theilgfeas | teilgfear |
| conditional | theilgfinn / teilgfinn‡ |
theilgfeá / teilgfeᇠ|
theilgfeadh sé, sí / teilgfeadh sé, sí‡ |
theilgfimis; theilgfeadh muid / teilgfimis‡; teilgfeadh muid‡ |
theilgfeadh sibh / teilgfeadh sibh‡ |
theilgfidís; theilgfeadh siad / teilgfidís‡; teilgfeadh siad‡ |
a theilgfeadh | theilgfí / teilgfí‡ |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go dteilge mé; go dteilgead† |
go dteilge tú; go dteilgir† |
go dteilge sé, sí | go dteilgimid; go dteilge muid |
go dteilge sibh | go dteilge siad; go dteilgid† |
— | go dteilgtear |
| past | dá dteilginn | dá dteilgteá | dá dteilgeadh sé, sí | dá dteilgimis; dá dteilgeadh muid |
dá dteilgeadh sibh | dá dteilgidís; dá dteilgeadh siad |
— | dá dteilgtí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | teilgim | teilg | teilgeadh sé, sí | teilgimis | teilgigí; teilgidh† |
teilgidís | — | teilgtear |
| past participle | teilgthe | |||||||
| verbal noun | teilgean | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Derived terms
- teilgeoir (“thrower, pitcher, slinger; projector; founder; earther, moulder; moulder, plasterer”)
- urtheilgeach (“hyperbolic”)
- urtheilgean (“hyperbole”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| teilg | theilg | dteilg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.