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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ísligidir. By surface analysis, íseal + -igh.
Pronunciation
Verb
ísligh (present analytic íslíonn, future analytic ísleoidh, verbal noun ísliú, past participle íslithe)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lower
- (intransitive) to descend, go down, come down
- (transitive, intransitive) to drop (decrease, diminish, lessen; move to a lower position), sink (diminish, be diminished), go down, come down
- (transitive, intransitive) to dim (make less bright; become darker)
- (transitive) to reduce, bring down
- Synonym: laghdaigh
- (transitive) to humble, humiliate, bring down, depress, demean
- Synonyms: uirísligh, náirigh
- (intransitive) to bow down
- (transitive) to demote
- (transitive, intransitive) to cheapen (make cheaper; become cheaper)
- (transitive) to degrade (lower in value or social position)
- (transitive) to dip (decrease, lower the beam)
- (transitive) to turn down (reduce amount)
- (intransitive) to alight (descend from an animal or vehicle)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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íslím
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íslíonn tú; íslír†
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íslíonn sé, sí
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íslímid; íslíonn muid
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íslíonn sibh
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íslíonn siad; íslíd†
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a íslíonn; a íslíos / a n-íslíonn*
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íslítear
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past
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d'ísligh mé; d'íslíos / ísligh mé‡; íslíos‡
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d'ísligh tú; d'íslís / ísligh tú‡; íslís‡
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d'ísligh sé, sí / ísligh sé, sí‡
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d'íslíomar; d'ísligh muid / íslíomar‡; ísligh muid‡
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d'ísligh sibh; d'íslíobhair / ísligh sibh‡; íslíobhair‡
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d'ísligh siad; d'íslíodar / ísligh siad‡; íslíodar‡
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a d'ísligh / ar ísligh*
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íslíodh; híslíodh†
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past habitual
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d'íslínn / íslínn‡; n-íslínn‡‡
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d'íslíteá / íslíteá‡; n-íslíteᇇ
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d'íslíodh sé, sí / íslíodh sé, sí‡; n-íslíodh sé, s퇇
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d'íslímis; d'íslíodh muid / íslímis‡; íslíodh muid‡; n-íslímis‡‡; n-íslíodh muid‡‡
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d'íslíodh sibh / íslíodh sibh‡; n-íslíodh sibh‡‡
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d'íslídís; d'íslíodh siad / íslídís; íslíodh siad‡; n-íslídís‡‡; n-íslíodh siad‡‡
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a d'íslíodh / a n-íslíodh*
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d'íslítí / íslítí‡; n-íslít퇇
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future
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ísleoidh mé; ísleod; ísleochaidh mé†
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ísleoidh tú; ísleoir†; ísleochaidh tú†
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ísleoidh sé, sí; ísleochaidh sé, sí†
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ísleoimid; ísleoidh muid; ísleochaimid†; ísleochaidh muid†
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ísleoidh sibh; ísleochaidh sibh†
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ísleoidh siad; ísleoid†; ísleochaidh siad†
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a ísleoidh; a ísleos; a ísleochaidh†; a ísleochas† / a n-ísleoidh*; a n-ísleochaidh*†
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ísleofar; ísleochar†
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conditional
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d'ísleoinn; d'ísleochainn† / ísleoinn‡; ísleochainn†‡; n-ísleoinn‡‡; n-ísleochainn†‡‡
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d'ísleofá; d'ísleochthᆠ/ ísleofá‡; ísleochthᆇ; n-ísleofᇇ; n-ísleochthᆇ‡
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d'ísleodh sé, sí; d'ísleochadh sé, sí† / ísleodh sé, sí‡; ísleochadh sé, s톇; n-ísleodh sé, s퇇; n-ísleochadh sé, s톇‡
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d'ísleoimis; d'ísleodh muid; d'ísleochaimis†; d'ísleochadh muid† / ísleoimis‡; ísleodh muid‡; ísleochaimis†‡; ísleochadh muid†‡; n-ísleoimis‡‡; n-ísleodh muid‡‡; n-ísleochaimis†‡‡; n-ísleochadh muid†‡‡
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d'ísleodh sibh; d'ísleochadh sibh† / ísleodh sibh‡; ísleochadh sibh†‡; n-ísleodh sibh‡‡; n-ísleochadh sibh†‡‡
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d'ísleoidís; d'ísleodh siad; d'ísleochadh siad† / ísleoidís‡; ísleodh siad‡; ísleochadh siad†‡; n-ísleoidís‡‡; n-ísleodh siad‡‡; n-ísleochadh siad†‡‡
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a d'ísleodh; a d'ísleochadh† / a n-ísleodh*; a n-ísleochadh*†
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d'ísleofaí; d'ísleochthaí† / ísleofaí‡; ísleochtha톇; n-ísleofa퇇; n-ísleochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go n-íslí mé; go n-íslíod†
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go n-íslí tú; go n-íslír†
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go n-íslí sé, sí
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go n-íslímid; go n-íslí muid
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go n-íslí sibh
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go n-íslí siad; go n-íslíd†
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—
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go n-íslítear
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past
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dá n-íslínn
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dá n-íslíteá
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dá n-íslíodh sé, sí
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dá n-íslímis; dá n-íslíodh muid
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dá n-íslíodh sibh
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dá n-íslídís; dá n-íslíodh siad
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—
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dá n-íslítí
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imperative
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íslím
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ísligh
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íslíodh sé, sí
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íslímis
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íslígí; íslídh†
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íslídís
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—
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íslítear
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verbal noun
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ísliú
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past participle
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íslithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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ísligh
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n-ísligh
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hísligh
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ísligidir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ísliġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 410
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ísligh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN