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Irish
Etymology 1
From ceist (“question”, noun) + -igh.
Verb
ceistigh (present analytic ceistíonn, future analytic ceisteoidh, verbal noun ceistiú, past participle ceistithe)
- (transitive, intransitive) question, interrogate
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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ceistím
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ceistíonn tú; ceistír†
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ceistíonn sé, sí
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ceistímid; ceistíonn muid
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ceistíonn sibh
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ceistíonn siad; ceistíd†
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a cheistíonn; a cheistíos / a gceistíonn*
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ceistítear
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past
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cheistigh mé; cheistíos
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cheistigh tú; cheistís
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cheistigh sé, sí
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cheistíomar; cheistigh muid
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cheistigh sibh; cheistíobhair
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cheistigh siad; cheistíodar
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a cheistigh / ar cheistigh*
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ceistíodh
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past habitual
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cheistínn / gceistínn‡‡
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cheistíteá / gceistíteᇇ
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cheistíodh sé, sí / gceistíodh sé, s퇇
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cheistímis; cheistíodh muid / gceistímis‡‡; gceistíodh muid‡‡
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cheistíodh sibh / gceistíodh sibh‡‡
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cheistídís; cheistíodh siad / gceistídís‡‡; gceistíodh siad‡‡
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a cheistíodh / a gceistíodh*
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cheistítí / gceistít퇇
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future
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ceisteoidh mé; ceisteod; ceisteochaidh mé†
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ceisteoidh tú; ceisteoir†; ceisteochaidh tú†
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ceisteoidh sé, sí; ceisteochaidh sé, sí†
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ceisteoimid; ceisteoidh muid; ceisteochaimid†; ceisteochaidh muid†
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ceisteoidh sibh; ceisteochaidh sibh†
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ceisteoidh siad; ceisteoid†; ceisteochaidh siad†
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a cheisteoidh; a cheisteos; a cheisteochaidh†; a cheisteochas† / a gceisteoidh*; a gceisteochaidh*†
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ceisteofar; ceisteochar†
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conditional
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cheisteoinn; cheisteochainn† / gceisteoinn‡‡; gceisteochainn†‡‡
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cheisteofá; cheisteochthᆠ/ gceisteofᇇ; gceisteochthᆇ‡
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cheisteodh sé, sí; cheisteochadh sé, sí† / gceisteodh sé, s퇇; gceisteochadh sé, s톇‡
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cheisteoimis; cheisteodh muid; cheisteochaimis†; cheisteochadh muid† / gceisteoimis‡‡; gceisteodh muid‡‡; gceisteochaimis†‡‡; gceisteochadh muid†‡‡
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cheisteodh sibh; cheisteochadh sibh† / gceisteodh sibh‡‡; gceisteochadh sibh†‡‡
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cheisteoidís; cheisteodh siad; cheisteochadh siad† / gceisteoidís‡‡; gceisteodh siad‡‡; gceisteochadh siad†‡‡
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a cheisteodh; a cheisteochadh† / a gceisteodh*; a gceisteochadh*†
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cheisteofaí; cheisteochthaí† / gceisteofa퇇; gceisteochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gceistí mé; go gceistíod†
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go gceistí tú; go gceistír†
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go gceistí sé, sí
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go gceistímid; go gceistí muid
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go gceistí sibh
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go gceistí siad; go gceistíd†
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—
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go gceistítear
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past
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dá gceistínn
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dá gceistíteá
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dá gceistíodh sé, sí
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dá gceistímis; dá gceistíodh muid
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dá gceistíodh sibh
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dá gceistídís; dá gceistíodh siad
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—
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dá gceistítí
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imperative
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ceistím
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ceistigh
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ceistíodh sé, sí
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ceistímis
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ceistígí; ceistídh†
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ceistídís
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—
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ceistítear
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verbal noun
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ceistiú
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past participle
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ceistithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ceistigh
- inflection of ceisteach (“questioning, interrogative”):
- vocative/genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceistigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceistigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceistigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024