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Irish
Etymology 1
From ciorcal (“circle”) + -igh.
Verb
ciorclaigh (present analytic ciorclaíonn, future analytic ciorclóidh, verbal noun ciorclú, past participle ciorclaithe)
- (transitive) encircle, circle
- Synonym: timpeallaigh
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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ciorclaím
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ciorclaíonn tú; ciorclaír†
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ciorclaíonn sé, sí
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ciorclaímid; ciorclaíonn muid
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ciorclaíonn sibh
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ciorclaíonn siad; ciorclaíd†
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a chiorclaíonn; a chiorclaíos / a gciorclaíonn*
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ciorclaítear
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past
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chiorclaigh mé; chiorclaíos
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chiorclaigh tú; chiorclaís
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chiorclaigh sé, sí
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chiorclaíomar; chiorclaigh muid
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chiorclaigh sibh; chiorclaíobhair
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chiorclaigh siad; chiorclaíodar
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a chiorclaigh / ar chiorclaigh*
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ciorclaíodh
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past habitual
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chiorclaínn / gciorclaínn‡‡
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chiorclaíteá / gciorclaíteᇇ
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chiorclaíodh sé, sí / gciorclaíodh sé, s퇇
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chiorclaímis; chiorclaíodh muid / gciorclaímis‡‡; gciorclaíodh muid‡‡
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chiorclaíodh sibh / gciorclaíodh sibh‡‡
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chiorclaídís; chiorclaíodh siad / gciorclaídís‡‡; gciorclaíodh siad‡‡
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a chiorclaíodh / a gciorclaíodh*
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chiorclaítí / gciorclaít퇇
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future
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ciorclóidh mé; ciorclód; ciorclóchaidh mé†
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ciorclóidh tú; ciorclóir†; ciorclóchaidh tú†
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ciorclóidh sé, sí; ciorclóchaidh sé, sí†
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ciorclóimid; ciorclóidh muid; ciorclóchaimid†; ciorclóchaidh muid†
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ciorclóidh sibh; ciorclóchaidh sibh†
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ciorclóidh siad; ciorclóid†; ciorclóchaidh siad†
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a chiorclóidh; a chiorclós; a chiorclóchaidh†; a chiorclóchas† / a gciorclóidh*; a gciorclóchaidh*†
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ciorclófar; ciorclóchar†
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conditional
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chiorclóinn; chiorclóchainn† / gciorclóinn‡‡; gciorclóchainn†‡‡
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chiorclófá; chiorclóchthᆠ/ gciorclófᇇ; gciorclóchthᆇ‡
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chiorclódh sé, sí; chiorclóchadh sé, sí† / gciorclódh sé, s퇇; gciorclóchadh sé, s톇‡
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chiorclóimis; chiorclódh muid; chiorclóchaimis†; chiorclóchadh muid† / gciorclóimis‡‡; gciorclódh muid‡‡; gciorclóchaimis†‡‡; gciorclóchadh muid†‡‡
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chiorclódh sibh; chiorclóchadh sibh† / gciorclódh sibh‡‡; gciorclóchadh sibh†‡‡
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chiorclóidís; chiorclódh siad; chiorclóchadh siad† / gciorclóidís‡‡; gciorclódh siad‡‡; gciorclóchadh siad†‡‡
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a chiorclódh; a chiorclóchadh† / a gciorclódh*; a gciorclóchadh*†
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chiorclófaí; chiorclóchthaí† / gciorclófa퇇; gciorclóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gciorclaí mé; go gciorclaíod†
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go gciorclaí tú; go gciorclaír†
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go gciorclaí sé, sí
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go gciorclaímid; go gciorclaí muid
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go gciorclaí sibh
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go gciorclaí siad; go gciorclaíd†
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—
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go gciorclaítear
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past
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dá gciorclaínn
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dá gciorclaíteá
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dá gciorclaíodh sé, sí
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dá gciorclaímis; dá gciorclaíodh muid
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dá gciorclaíodh sibh
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dá gciorclaídís; dá gciorclaíodh siad
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—
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dá gciorclaítí
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imperative
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ciorclaím
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ciorclaigh
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ciorclaíodh sé, sí
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ciorclaímis
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ciorclaígí; ciorclaídh†
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ciorclaídís
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—
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ciorclaítear
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verbal noun
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ciorclú
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past participle
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ciorclaithe
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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
ciorclaigh
- inflection of ciorclach:
- 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) “ciorclaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciorclaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciorclaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025