ísligh

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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)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to lower
  2. (intransitive) to descend, go down, come down
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to drop (decrease, diminish, lessen; move to a lower position), sink (diminish, be diminished), go down, come down
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to dim (make less bright; become darker)
  5. (transitive) to reduce, bring down
    Synonym: laghdaigh
  6. (transitive) to humble, humiliate, bring down, depress, demean
    Synonyms: uirísligh, náirigh
  7. (intransitive) to bow down
  8. (transitive) to demote
  9. (transitive, intransitive) to cheapen (make cheaper; become cheaper)
  10. (transitive) to degrade (lower in value or social position)
  11. (transitive) to dip (decrease, lower the beam)
  12. (transitive) to turn down (reduce amount)
  13. (intransitive) to alight (descend from an animal or vehicle)

Conjugation

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ísligh n-ísligh hísligh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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