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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish césaid, from Proto-Celtic *kʷenssāti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷendʰ- (“to suffer”).
Pronunciation
Verb
céas (present analytic céasann, future analytic céasfaidh, verbal noun céasadh, past participle céasta)
- to crucify
- to torment (cause severe suffering)
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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céasaim
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céasann tú; céasair†
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céasann sé, sí
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céasaimid
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céasann sibh
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céasann siad; céasaid†
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a chéasann; a chéasas / a gcéasann*
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céastar
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past
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chéas mé; chéasas
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chéas tú; chéasais
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chéas sé, sí
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chéasamar; chéas muid
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chéas sibh; chéasabhair
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chéas siad; chéasadar
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a chéas / ar chéas*
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céasadh
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past habitual
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chéasainn / gcéasainn‡‡
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chéastá / gcéastᇇ
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chéasadh sé, sí / gcéasadh sé, s퇇
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chéasaimis; chéasadh muid / gcéasaimis‡‡; gcéasadh muid‡‡
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chéasadh sibh / gcéasadh sibh‡‡
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chéasaidís; chéasadh siad / gcéasaidís‡‡; gcéasadh siad‡‡
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a chéasadh / a gcéasadh*
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chéastaí / gcéasta퇇
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future
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céasfaidh mé; céasfad
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céasfaidh tú; céasfair†
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céasfaidh sé, sí
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céasfaimid; céasfaidh muid
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céasfaidh sibh
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céasfaidh siad; céasfaid†
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a chéasfaidh; a chéasfas / a gcéasfaidh*
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céasfar
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conditional
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chéasfainn / gcéasfainn‡‡
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chéasfá / gcéasfᇇ
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chéasfadh sé, sí / gcéasfadh sé, s퇇
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chéasfaimis; chéasfadh muid / gcéasfaimis‡‡; gcéasfadh muid‡‡
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chéasfadh sibh / gcéasfadh sibh‡‡
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chéasfaidís; chéasfadh siad / gcéasfaidís‡‡; gcéasfadh siad‡‡
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a chéasfadh / a gcéasfadh*
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chéasfaí / gcéasfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcéasa mé; go gcéasad†
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go gcéasa tú; go gcéasair†
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go gcéasa sé, sí
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go gcéasaimid; go gcéasa muid
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go gcéasa sibh
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go gcéasa siad; go gcéasaid†
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go gcéastar
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past
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dá gcéasainn
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dá gcéastá
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dá gcéasadh sé, sí
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dá gcéasaimis; dá gcéasadh muid
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dá gcéasadh sibh
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dá gcéasaidís; dá gcéasadh siad
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dá gcéastaí
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imperative
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céasaim
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céas
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céasadh sé, sí
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céasaimis
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céasaigí; céasaidh†
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céasaidís
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céastar
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verbal noun
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céasadh
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past participle
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céasta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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céas
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chéas
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gcéas
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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
- “céas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “césaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “céasaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 130
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN