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Irish
Etymology
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Verb
cobhsaigh (present analytic cobhsaíonn, future analytic cobhsóidh, verbal noun cobhsú, past participle cobhsaithe)
- (transitive, intransitive, chemistry, finance) stabilize
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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cobhsaím
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cobhsaíonn tú; cobhsaír†
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cobhsaíonn sé, sí
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cobhsaímid; cobhsaíonn muid
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cobhsaíonn sibh
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cobhsaíonn siad; cobhsaíd†
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a chobhsaíonn; a chobhsaíos / a gcobhsaíonn*
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cobhsaítear
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past
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chobhsaigh mé; chobhsaíos
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chobhsaigh tú; chobhsaís
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chobhsaigh sé, sí
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chobhsaíomar; chobhsaigh muid
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chobhsaigh sibh; chobhsaíobhair
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chobhsaigh siad; chobhsaíodar
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a chobhsaigh / ar chobhsaigh*
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cobhsaíodh
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past habitual
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chobhsaínn / gcobhsaínn‡‡
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chobhsaíteá / gcobhsaíteᇇ
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chobhsaíodh sé, sí / gcobhsaíodh sé, s퇇
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chobhsaímis; chobhsaíodh muid / gcobhsaímis‡‡; gcobhsaíodh muid‡‡
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chobhsaíodh sibh / gcobhsaíodh sibh‡‡
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chobhsaídís; chobhsaíodh siad / gcobhsaídís‡‡; gcobhsaíodh siad‡‡
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a chobhsaíodh / a gcobhsaíodh*
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chobhsaítí / gcobhsaít퇇
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future
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cobhsóidh mé; cobhsód; cobhsóchaidh mé†
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cobhsóidh tú; cobhsóir†; cobhsóchaidh tú†
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cobhsóidh sé, sí; cobhsóchaidh sé, sí†
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cobhsóimid; cobhsóidh muid; cobhsóchaimid†; cobhsóchaidh muid†
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cobhsóidh sibh; cobhsóchaidh sibh†
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cobhsóidh siad; cobhsóid†; cobhsóchaidh siad†
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a chobhsóidh; a chobhsós; a chobhsóchaidh†; a chobhsóchas† / a gcobhsóidh*; a gcobhsóchaidh*†
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cobhsófar; cobhsóchar†
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conditional
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chobhsóinn; chobhsóchainn† / gcobhsóinn‡‡; gcobhsóchainn†‡‡
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chobhsófá; chobhsóchthᆠ/ gcobhsófᇇ; gcobhsóchthᆇ‡
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chobhsódh sé, sí; chobhsóchadh sé, sí† / gcobhsódh sé, s퇇; gcobhsóchadh sé, s톇‡
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chobhsóimis; chobhsódh muid; chobhsóchaimis†; chobhsóchadh muid† / gcobhsóimis‡‡; gcobhsódh muid‡‡; gcobhsóchaimis†‡‡; gcobhsóchadh muid†‡‡
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chobhsódh sibh; chobhsóchadh sibh† / gcobhsódh sibh‡‡; gcobhsóchadh sibh†‡‡
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chobhsóidís; chobhsódh siad; chobhsóchadh siad† / gcobhsóidís‡‡; gcobhsódh siad‡‡; gcobhsóchadh siad†‡‡
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a chobhsódh; a chobhsóchadh† / a gcobhsódh*; a gcobhsóchadh*†
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chobhsófaí; chobhsóchthaí† / gcobhsófa퇇; gcobhsóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcobhsaí mé; go gcobhsaíod†
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go gcobhsaí tú; go gcobhsaír†
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go gcobhsaí sé, sí
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go gcobhsaímid; go gcobhsaí muid
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go gcobhsaí sibh
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go gcobhsaí siad; go gcobhsaíd†
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—
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go gcobhsaítear
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past
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dá gcobhsaínn
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dá gcobhsaíteá
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dá gcobhsaíodh sé, sí
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dá gcobhsaímis; dá gcobhsaíodh muid
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dá gcobhsaíodh sibh
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dá gcobhsaídís; dá gcobhsaíodh siad
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—
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dá gcobhsaítí
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imperative
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cobhsaím
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cobhsaigh
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cobhsaíodh sé, sí
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cobhsaímis
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cobhsaígí; cobhsaídh†
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cobhsaídís
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—
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cobhsaítear
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verbal noun
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cobhsú
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past participle
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cobhsaithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
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) “cobhsaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cobhsaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cobhsaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025