ceansaigh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. appease, pacify
  2. tame, control

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Related terms[edit]

  • ceansacht f (gentleness, meekness; tameness)

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

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

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