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Irish
Etymology 1
From cinnte + -igh.
Verb
cinntigh (present analytic cinntíonn, future analytic cinnteoidh, verbal noun cinntiú, past participle cinntithe)
- (intransitive) make certain
- (transitive) confirm, assure
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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cinntím
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cinntíonn tú; cinntír†
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cinntíonn sé, sí
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cinntímid; cinntíonn muid
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cinntíonn sibh
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cinntíonn siad; cinntíd†
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a chinntíonn; a chinntíos / a gcinntíonn*
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cinntítear
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past
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chinntigh mé; chinntíos
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chinntigh tú; chinntís
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chinntigh sé, sí
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chinntíomar; chinntigh muid
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chinntigh sibh; chinntíobhair
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chinntigh siad; chinntíodar
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a chinntigh / ar chinntigh*
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cinntíodh
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past habitual
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chinntínn / gcinntínn‡‡
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chinntíteá / gcinntíteᇇ
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chinntíodh sé, sí / gcinntíodh sé, s퇇
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chinntímis; chinntíodh muid / gcinntímis‡‡; gcinntíodh muid‡‡
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chinntíodh sibh / gcinntíodh sibh‡‡
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chinntídís; chinntíodh siad / gcinntídís‡‡; gcinntíodh siad‡‡
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a chinntíodh / a gcinntíodh*
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chinntítí / gcinntít퇇
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future
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cinnteoidh mé; cinnteod; cinnteochaidh mé†
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cinnteoidh tú; cinnteoir†; cinnteochaidh tú†
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cinnteoidh sé, sí; cinnteochaidh sé, sí†
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cinnteoimid; cinnteoidh muid; cinnteochaimid†; cinnteochaidh muid†
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cinnteoidh sibh; cinnteochaidh sibh†
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cinnteoidh siad; cinnteoid†; cinnteochaidh siad†
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a chinnteoidh; a chinnteos; a chinnteochaidh†; a chinnteochas† / a gcinnteoidh*; a gcinnteochaidh*†
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cinnteofar; cinnteochar†
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conditional
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chinnteoinn; chinnteochainn† / gcinnteoinn‡‡; gcinnteochainn†‡‡
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chinnteofá; chinnteochthᆠ/ gcinnteofᇇ; gcinnteochthᆇ‡
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chinnteodh sé, sí; chinnteochadh sé, sí† / gcinnteodh sé, s퇇; gcinnteochadh sé, s톇‡
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chinnteoimis; chinnteodh muid; chinnteochaimis†; chinnteochadh muid† / gcinnteoimis‡‡; gcinnteodh muid‡‡; gcinnteochaimis†‡‡; gcinnteochadh muid†‡‡
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chinnteodh sibh; chinnteochadh sibh† / gcinnteodh sibh‡‡; gcinnteochadh sibh†‡‡
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chinnteoidís; chinnteodh siad; chinnteochadh siad† / gcinnteoidís‡‡; gcinnteodh siad‡‡; gcinnteochadh siad†‡‡
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a chinnteodh; a chinnteochadh† / a gcinnteodh*; a gcinnteochadh*†
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chinnteofaí; chinnteochthaí† / gcinnteofa퇇; gcinnteochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcinntí mé; go gcinntíod†
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go gcinntí tú; go gcinntír†
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go gcinntí sé, sí
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go gcinntímid; go gcinntí muid
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go gcinntí sibh
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go gcinntí siad; go gcinntíd†
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—
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go gcinntítear
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past
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dá gcinntínn
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dá gcinntíteá
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dá gcinntíodh sé, sí
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dá gcinntímis; dá gcinntíodh muid
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dá gcinntíodh sibh
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dá gcinntídís; dá gcinntíodh siad
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—
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dá gcinntítí
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imperative
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cinntím
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cinntigh
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cinntíodh sé, sí
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cinntímis
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cinntígí; cinntídh†
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cinntídís
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—
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cinntítear
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verbal noun
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cinntiú
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past participle
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cinntithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
cinntigh
- inflection of cinnteach:
- 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) “cinntigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cinntigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cinntigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024