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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cennsaigid (“to tame”), from cennais (“mild, gentle”).[1] By surface analysis, ceansa (“gentle”) + -igh.
Pronunciation
Verb
ceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive)
- appease, pacify
- tame, control
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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ceansaím
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ceansaíonn tú; ceansaír†
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ceansaíonn sé, sí
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ceansaímid; ceansaíonn muid
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ceansaíonn sibh
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ceansaíonn siad; ceansaíd†
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a cheansaíonn; a cheansaíos / a gceansaíonn*
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ceansaítear
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past
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cheansaigh mé; cheansaíos
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cheansaigh tú; cheansaís
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cheansaigh sé, sí
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cheansaíomar; cheansaigh muid
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cheansaigh sibh; cheansaíobhair
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cheansaigh siad; cheansaíodar
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a cheansaigh / ar cheansaigh*
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ceansaíodh
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past habitual
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cheansaínn / gceansaínn‡‡
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cheansaíteá / gceansaíteᇇ
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cheansaíodh sé, sí / gceansaíodh sé, s퇇
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cheansaímis; cheansaíodh muid / gceansaímis‡‡; gceansaíodh muid‡‡
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cheansaíodh sibh / gceansaíodh sibh‡‡
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cheansaídís; cheansaíodh siad / gceansaídís‡‡; gceansaíodh siad‡‡
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a cheansaíodh / a gceansaíodh*
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cheansaítí / gceansaít퇇
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future
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ceansóidh mé; ceansód; ceansóchaidh mé†
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ceansóidh tú; ceansóir†; ceansóchaidh tú†
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ceansóidh sé, sí; ceansóchaidh sé, sí†
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ceansóimid; ceansóidh muid; ceansóchaimid†; ceansóchaidh muid†
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ceansóidh sibh; ceansóchaidh sibh†
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ceansóidh siad; ceansóid†; ceansóchaidh siad†
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a cheansóidh; a cheansós; a cheansóchaidh†; a cheansóchas† / a gceansóidh*; a gceansóchaidh*†
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ceansófar; ceansóchar†
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conditional
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cheansóinn; cheansóchainn† / gceansóinn‡‡; gceansóchainn†‡‡
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cheansófá; cheansóchthᆠ/ gceansófᇇ; gceansóchthᆇ‡
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cheansódh sé, sí; cheansóchadh sé, sí† / gceansódh sé, s퇇; gceansóchadh sé, s톇‡
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cheansóimis; cheansódh muid; cheansóchaimis†; cheansóchadh muid† / gceansóimis‡‡; gceansódh muid‡‡; gceansóchaimis†‡‡; gceansóchadh muid†‡‡
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cheansódh sibh; cheansóchadh sibh† / gceansódh sibh‡‡; gceansóchadh sibh†‡‡
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cheansóidís; cheansódh siad; cheansóchadh siad† / gceansóidís‡‡; gceansódh siad‡‡; gceansóchadh siad†‡‡
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a cheansódh; a cheansóchadh† / a gceansódh*; a gceansóchadh*†
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cheansófaí; cheansóchthaí† / gceansófa퇇; gceansóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gceansaí mé; go gceansaíod†
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go gceansaí tú; go gceansaír†
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go gceansaí sé, sí
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go gceansaímid; go gceansaí muid
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go gceansaí sibh
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go gceansaí siad; go gceansaíd†
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go gceansaítear
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past
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dá gceansaínn
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dá gceansaíteá
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dá gceansaíodh sé, sí
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dá gceansaímis; dá gceansaíodh muid
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dá gceansaíodh sibh
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dá gceansaídís; dá gceansaíodh siad
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—
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dá gceansaítí
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imperative
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ceansaím
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ceansaigh
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ceansaíodh sé, sí
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ceansaímis
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ceansaígí; ceansaídh†
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ceansaídís
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—
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ceansaítear
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verbal noun
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ceansú
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past participle
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ceansaithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- ceansacht f (“gentleness, meekness; tameness”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceansaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceansaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceansaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024