ceansaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cennsaigid (to tame), from cennais (mild, gentle).[1] By surface analysis, ceansa (gentle) + -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɑun̪ˠsˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠi/

Verb

ceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive)

  1. appease, pacify
  2. tame, control

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ceansaitheoir m (appeaser, pacifier; tamer)
  • neamhcheansaithe (untamed, uncontrolled; unpacified, unbroken, adjective)
  • ceansacht f (gentleness, meekness; tameness)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceansaigh cheansaigh gceansaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cennsaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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