éist

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish éistid, éitsid (“to listen”), from Old Irish in·túaisi (“to listen”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic èist and Manx eaisht.

Pronunciation

Verb

éist (present analytic éisteann, future analytic éistfidh, verbal noun éisteacht, past participle éiste)

  1. (intransitive) listen (le (“to”))
  2. (transitive) hear
    1. give formal hearing to
    2. pay particular attention to
    3. heed, grant
  3. (transitive, intransitive)
    1. be silent
    2. desist from

Inflection

conjugation of éist (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present éistim éisteann tú;
éistir† 		éisteann sé, sí éistimid éisteann sibh éisteann siad;
éistid† 		a éisteann; a éisteas /
a n-éisteann* 		éistear
past d'éist mé; d'éisteas /
éist mé‡; éisteas‡ 		d'éist tú; d'éistis /
éist tú; éistis‡ 		d'éist sé, sí /
éist sé, sí‡ 		d'éisteamar; d'éist muid /
éisteamar; éist muid‡ 		d'éist sibh; d'éisteabhair /
éist sibh;
éisteabhair‡ 		d'éist siad; d'éisteadar /
éist siad; éisteadar‡ 		a d'éist /
ar éist* 		éisteadh;
héisteadh†
past habitual d'éistinn /
éistinn‡; n-éistinn‡‡ 		d'éisteá /
éisteá‡; n-éisteᇇ 		d'éisteadh sé, sí /
éisteadh sé, sí‡; n-éisteadh sé, s퇇 		d'éistimis; d'éisteadh muid /
éistimis; éisteadh muid‡; n-éistimis‡‡; n-éisteadh muid‡‡ 		d'éisteadh sibh /
éisteadh sibh‡; n-éisteadh sibh‡‡ 		d'éistidís; d'éisteadh siad /
éistidís; éisteadh siad‡; n-éistidís‡‡; n-éisteadh siad‡‡ 		a d'éisteadh /
a n-éisteadh* 		d'éistí /
éistí‡; n-éist퇇
future éistfidh mé;
éistfead 		éistfidh tú;
éistfir† 		éistfidh sé, sí éistfimid;
éistfidh muid 		éistfidh sibh éistfidh siad;
éistfid† 		a éistfidh; a éistfeas /
a n-éistfidh* 		éistfear
conditional d'éistfinn / éistfinn‡; n-éistfinn‡‡ d'éistfeá / éistfeá‡; n-éistfeᇇ d'éistfeadh sé, sí / éistfeadh sé, sí‡; n-éistfeadh sé, s퇇 d'éistfimis; d'éistfeadh muid / éistfimis‡; éistfeadh muid‡; n-éistfimis‡‡; n-éistfeadh muid‡‡ d'éistfeadh sibh / éistfeadh sibh‡; n-éistfeadh sibh‡‡ d'éistfidís; d'éistfeadh siad / éistfidís‡; éistfeadh siad‡; n-éistfidís‡‡; n-éistfeadh siad‡‡ a d'éistfeadh /
a n-éistfeadh* 		d'éistfí / éistfí‡; n-éistf퇇
subjunctive present go n-éiste mé;
go n-éistead† 		go n-éiste tú;
go n-éistir† 		go n-éiste sé, sí go n-éistimid;
go n-éiste muid 		go n-éiste sibh go n-éiste siad;
go n-éistid† 		— go n-éistear
past dá n-éistinn dá n-éisteá dá n-éisteadh sé, sí dá n-éistimis;
dá n-éisteadh muid 		dá n-éisteadh sibh dá n-éistidís;
dá n-éisteadh siad 		— dá n-éistí
imperative éistim éist éisteadh sé, sí éistimis éistigí;
éistidh† 		éistidís — éistear
verbal noun éisteacht
past participle éiste

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of éist
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éist n-éist héist not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

éist (past dh'éist, future éistidh, verbal noun éisteachd, past participle éiste)

  1. Superseded spelling of èist.

Mutation

Mutation of éist
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éist n-éist h-éist t-éist

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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