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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish congbaid, from Old Irish con·gaib.
Pronunciation
Verb
coinnigh (present analytic coinníonn, future analytic coinneoidh, verbal noun coinneáil, past participle coinnithe) (transitive)
- keep, maintain
- retain, hold
- store
- detain
- remain in (on)
- observe
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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coinním
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coinníonn tú; coinnír†
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coinníonn sé, sí
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coinnímid; coinníonn muid
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coinníonn sibh
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coinníonn siad; coinníd†
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a choinníonn; a choinníos / a gcoinníonn*
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coinnítear
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past
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choinnigh mé; choinníos
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choinnigh tú; choinnís
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choinnigh sé, sí
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choinníomar; choinnigh muid
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choinnigh sibh; choinníobhair
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choinnigh siad; choinníodar
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a choinnigh / ar choinnigh*
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coinníodh
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past habitual
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choinnínn / gcoinnínn‡‡
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choinníteá / gcoinníteᇇ
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choinníodh sé, sí / gcoinníodh sé, s퇇
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choinnímis; choinníodh muid / gcoinnímis‡‡; gcoinníodh muid‡‡
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choinníodh sibh / gcoinníodh sibh‡‡
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choinnídís; choinníodh siad / gcoinnídís‡‡; gcoinníodh siad‡‡
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a choinníodh / a gcoinníodh*
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choinnítí / gcoinnít퇇
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future
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coinneoidh mé; coinneod; coinneochaidh mé†
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coinneoidh tú; coinneoir†; coinneochaidh tú†
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coinneoidh sé, sí; coinneochaidh sé, sí†
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coinneoimid; coinneoidh muid; coinneochaimid†; coinneochaidh muid†
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coinneoidh sibh; coinneochaidh sibh†
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coinneoidh siad; coinneoid†; coinneochaidh siad†
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a choinneoidh; a choinneos; a choinneochaidh†; a choinneochas† / a gcoinneoidh*; a gcoinneochaidh*†
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coinneofar; coinneochar†
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conditional
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choinneoinn; choinneochainn† / gcoinneoinn‡‡; gcoinneochainn†‡‡
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choinneofá; choinneochthᆠ/ gcoinneofᇇ; gcoinneochthᆇ‡
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choinneodh sé, sí; choinneochadh sé, sí† / gcoinneodh sé, s퇇; gcoinneochadh sé, s톇‡
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choinneoimis; choinneodh muid; choinneochaimis†; choinneochadh muid† / gcoinneoimis‡‡; gcoinneodh muid‡‡; gcoinneochaimis†‡‡; gcoinneochadh muid†‡‡
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choinneodh sibh; choinneochadh sibh† / gcoinneodh sibh‡‡; gcoinneochadh sibh†‡‡
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choinneoidís; choinneodh siad; choinneochadh siad† / gcoinneoidís‡‡; gcoinneodh siad‡‡; gcoinneochadh siad†‡‡
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a choinneodh; a choinneochadh† / a gcoinneodh*; a gcoinneochadh*†
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choinneofaí; choinneochthaí† / gcoinneofa퇇; gcoinneochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcoinní mé; go gcoinníod†
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go gcoinní tú; go gcoinnír†
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go gcoinní sé, sí
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go gcoinnímid; go gcoinní muid
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go gcoinní sibh
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go gcoinní siad; go gcoinníd†
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—
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go gcoinnítear
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past
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dá gcoinnínn
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dá gcoinníteá
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dá gcoinníodh sé, sí
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dá gcoinnímis; dá gcoinníodh muid
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dá gcoinníodh sibh
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dá gcoinnídís; dá gcoinníodh siad
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—
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dá gcoinnítí
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imperative
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coinním
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coinnigh
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coinníodh sé, sí
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coinnímis
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coinnígí; coinnídh†
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coinnídís
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coinnítear
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verbal noun
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coinniú
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past participle
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coinnithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms
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) “coinnigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “con·gaib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “congḃaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coinnigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coinnigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025