coisric

Irish

Alternative forms

• coisreac, coisrig, coisrigh

Etymology

From Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (“to consecrate”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“to consecrate”). Cognate with Manx casherick, Scottish Gaelic coisrig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʃɾʲɪc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃɾʲɪc/

Verb

coisric (present analytic coisriceann, future analytic coisricfidh, verbal noun coisreacan, past participle coisricthe)

1. to consecrate
2. (reflexive) to bless oneself, cross oneself
   • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

     Nuair do chuir an bhuachaill a chos ar an phlainc, le dul tar an pholl, lúb sí síos san uisge, ar mhodh go robh an t‑ógánach ar tí bheith báithte, gur rinne sé é féin do choisreagadh, ⁊ ar an móimid d’éirigh an phlainc cómh daingean le Gaigeán, ⁊ léim an mada dubh síos ’san pholl as a bhealach.

     When the boy put his foot on the plank to cross the pool, it bent down into the water, so that the youth was on the point of being drowned, till he crossed himself; and in a moment it became as firm as Gaigean, and the black dog jumped down into the pool out of his way.

Conjugation

conjugation of coisric (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coisricim	coisriceann tú; coisricir†	coisriceann sé, sí	coisricimid	coisriceann sibh	coisriceann siad; coisricid†	a choisriceann; a choisriceas / a gcoisriceann*; a gcoisriceas*	coisrictear
	past	choisric mé; choisriceas	choisric tú; choisricis	choisric sé, sí	choisriceamar; choisric muid	choisric sibh; choisriceabhair	choisric siad; choisriceadar	a choisric / ar choisric*	coisriceadh
	past habitual	choisricinn / gcoisricinn‡‡	choisricteá / gcoisricteᇇ	choisriceadh sé, sí / gcoisriceadh sé, s퇇	choisricimis; choisriceadh muid / gcoisricimis‡‡; gcoisriceadh muid‡‡	choisriceadh sibh / gcoisriceadh sibh‡‡	choisricidís; choisriceadh siad / gcoisricidís‡‡; gcoisriceadh siad‡‡	a choisriceadh / a gcoisriceadh*	choisrictí / gcoisrict퇇
future		coisricfidh mé; coisricfead	coisricfidh tú; coisricfir†	coisricfidh sé, sí	coisricfimid; coisricfidh muid	coisricfidh sibh	coisricfidh siad; coisricfid†	a choisricfidh; a choisricfeas / a gcoisricfidh*; a gcoisricfeas*	coisricfear
conditional		choisricfinn / gcoisricfinn‡‡	choisricfeá / gcoisricfeᇇ	choisricfeadh sé, sí / gcoisricfeadh sé, s퇇	choisricfimis; choisricfeadh muid / gcoisricfimis‡‡; gcoisricfeadh muid‡‡	choisricfeadh sibh / gcoisricfeadh sibh‡‡	choisricfidís; choisricfeadh siad / gcoisricfidís‡‡; gcoisricfeadh siad‡‡	a choisricfeadh / a gcoisricfeadh*	choisricfí / gcoisricf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoisrice mé; go gcoisricead†	go gcoisrice tú; go gcoisricir†	go gcoisrice sé, sí	go gcoisricimid; go gcoisrice muid	go gcoisrice sibh	go gcoisrice siad; go gcoisricid†	—	go gcoisrictear
	past	dá gcoisricinn	dá gcoisricteá	dá gcoisriceadh sé, sí	dá gcoisricimis; dá gcoisriceadh muid	dá gcoisriceadh sibh	dá gcoisricidís; dá gcoisriceadh siad	—	dá gcoisrictí
imperative		coisricim	coisric	coisriceadh sé, sí	coisricimis	coisricigí; coisricidh†	coisricidís	—	coisrictear
verbal noun		coisreacan
past participle		coisricthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Antonyms

• díchoisric

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coisric	choisric	gcoisric
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coisreacaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 168
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coisric”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN