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Irish
Etymology
From caisne (“frizz, curl”, noun) + -igh (verbal suffix).
Verb
caisnigh (present analytic caisníonn, future analytic caisneoidh, verbal noun caisniú, past participle caisnithe)
- (transitive) frizz, curl
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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caisním
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caisníonn tú; caisnír†
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caisníonn sé, sí
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caisnímid; caisníonn muid
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caisníonn sibh
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caisníonn siad; caisníd†
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a chaisníonn; a chaisníos / a gcaisníonn*
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caisnítear
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past
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chaisnigh mé; chaisníos
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chaisnigh tú; chaisnís
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chaisnigh sé, sí
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chaisníomar; chaisnigh muid
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chaisnigh sibh; chaisníobhair
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chaisnigh siad; chaisníodar
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a chaisnigh / ar chaisnigh*
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caisníodh
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past habitual
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chaisnínn / gcaisnínn‡‡
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chaisníteá / gcaisníteᇇ
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chaisníodh sé, sí / gcaisníodh sé, s퇇
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chaisnímis; chaisníodh muid / gcaisnímis‡‡; gcaisníodh muid‡‡
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chaisníodh sibh / gcaisníodh sibh‡‡
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chaisnídís; chaisníodh siad / gcaisnídís‡‡; gcaisníodh siad‡‡
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a chaisníodh / a gcaisníodh*
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chaisnítí / gcaisnít퇇
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future
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caisneoidh mé; caisneod; caisneochaidh mé†
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caisneoidh tú; caisneoir†; caisneochaidh tú†
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caisneoidh sé, sí; caisneochaidh sé, sí†
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caisneoimid; caisneoidh muid; caisneochaimid†; caisneochaidh muid†
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caisneoidh sibh; caisneochaidh sibh†
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caisneoidh siad; caisneoid†; caisneochaidh siad†
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a chaisneoidh; a chaisneos; a chaisneochaidh†; a chaisneochas† / a gcaisneoidh*; a gcaisneochaidh*†
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caisneofar; caisneochar†
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conditional
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chaisneoinn; chaisneochainn† / gcaisneoinn‡‡; gcaisneochainn†‡‡
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chaisneofá; chaisneochthᆠ/ gcaisneofᇇ; gcaisneochthᆇ‡
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chaisneodh sé, sí; chaisneochadh sé, sí† / gcaisneodh sé, s퇇; gcaisneochadh sé, s톇‡
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chaisneoimis; chaisneodh muid; chaisneochaimis†; chaisneochadh muid† / gcaisneoimis‡‡; gcaisneodh muid‡‡; gcaisneochaimis†‡‡; gcaisneochadh muid†‡‡
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chaisneodh sibh; chaisneochadh sibh† / gcaisneodh sibh‡‡; gcaisneochadh sibh†‡‡
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chaisneoidís; chaisneodh siad; chaisneochadh siad† / gcaisneoidís‡‡; gcaisneodh siad‡‡; gcaisneochadh siad†‡‡
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a chaisneodh; a chaisneochadh† / a gcaisneodh*; a gcaisneochadh*†
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chaisneofaí; chaisneochthaí† / gcaisneofa퇇; gcaisneochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcaisní mé; go gcaisníod†
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go gcaisní tú; go gcaisnír†
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go gcaisní sé, sí
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go gcaisnímid; go gcaisní muid
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go gcaisní sibh
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go gcaisní siad; go gcaisníd†
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—
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go gcaisnítear
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past
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dá gcaisnínn
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dá gcaisníteá
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dá gcaisníodh sé, sí
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dá gcaisnímis; dá gcaisníodh muid
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dá gcaisníodh sibh
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dá gcaisnídís; dá gcaisníodh siad
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—
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dá gcaisnítí
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imperative
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caisním
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caisnigh
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caisníodh sé, sí
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caisnímis
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caisnígí; caisnídh†
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caisnídís
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—
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caisnítear
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verbal noun
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caisniú
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past participle
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caisnithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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