ciontaigh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Irish cintaigid. By surface analysis, cion +‎ -taigh.

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Verb[edit]

ciontaigh (present analytic ciontaíonn, future analytic ciontóidh, verbal noun ciontú, past participle ciontaithe)

  1. (intransitive) to transgress (commit an offense), sin, offend
  2. (transitive) to accuse, incriminate
    Synonyms: cuir i leith, ionchoirigh
  3. (reflexive) to confess
    Synonyms: admhaigh, déan faoistin
  4. (transitive) to convict
    Synonym: daor
  5. to condemn, blame
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Adjective[edit]

ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic) feminine dative singular

Noun[edit]

ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciontaigh chiontaigh gciontaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.