coinnigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • coingibh, congaibh, congbhuigh, congbhaigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish congbaid, from Old Irish con·gaib.

Pronunciation

Verb

coinnigh (present analytic coinníonn, future analytic coinneoidh, verbal noun coinneáil, past participle coinnithe) (transitive)

  1. keep, maintain
  2. retain, hold
  3. store
  4. detain
  5. remain in (on)
  6. observe

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • coinnigh amach ó (to keep away from)
  • coinnigh amuigh (keep out)
  • coinnigh ar (keep at)
  • coinnigh istigh (keep in)
  • coinnigh le (catch, meet up with)
  • coinnigh ó (refrain from)
  • coinnigh siar (to keep back, withhold)
  • coinnigh síos (keep down)
  • coinnigh suas (keep up)
  • coinnigh suas le (to keep up with)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coinnigh choinnigh gcoinnigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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