coisc

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cosg.

Pronunciation

Verb

coisc (present analytic coisceann, future analytic coiscfidh, verbal noun cosc, past participle coiscthe)

  1. to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
    Synonym: bac
  2. to prevent, stop, block (out), obviate, preclude
  3. to forbid, prohibit, proscribe, ban, bar
    Coiscim ort imeach.
    I forbid you to leave.
  4. to stanch, stem, keep back
  5. to wean
    Synonym: scoith
  6. to parry
  7. to cease
    Synonym: stad
  8. to slake, allay (thirst, hunger)
  9. (finance) to freeze (assets)
    Synonym: reoigh

Conjugation

conjugation of coisc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present coiscim coisceann tú;
coiscir† 		coisceann sé, sí coiscimid coisceann sibh coisceann siad;
coiscid† 		a choisceann; a choisceas /
a gcoisceann* 		coisctear
past choisc mé; choisceas choisc tú; choiscis choisc sé, sí choisceamar; choisc muid choisc sibh; choisceabhair choisc siad; choisceadar a choisc /
ar choisc* 		coisceadh
past habitual choiscinn / gcoiscinn‡‡ choiscteá / gcoiscteᇇ choisceadh sé, sí / gcoisceadh sé, s퇇 choiscimis; choisceadh muid / gcoiscimis‡‡; gcoisceadh muid‡‡ choisceadh sibh / gcoisceadh sibh‡‡ choiscidís; choisceadh siad / gcoiscidís‡‡; gcoisceadh siad‡‡ a choisceadh /
a gcoisceadh* 		choisctí / gcoisct퇇
future coiscfidh mé;
coiscfead 		coiscfidh tú;
coiscfir† 		coiscfidh sé, sí coiscfimid;
coiscfidh muid 		coiscfidh sibh coiscfidh siad;
coiscfid† 		a choiscfidh; a choiscfeas /
a gcoiscfidh* 		coiscfear
conditional choiscfinn / gcoiscfinn‡‡ choiscfeá / gcoiscfeᇇ choiscfeadh sé, sí / gcoiscfeadh sé, s퇇 choiscfimis; choiscfeadh muid / gcoiscfimis‡‡; gcoiscfeadh muid‡‡ choiscfeadh sibh / gcoiscfeadh sibh‡‡ choiscfidís; choiscfeadh siad / gcoiscfidís‡‡; gcoiscfeadh siad‡‡ a choiscfeadh /
a gcoiscfeadh* 		choiscfí / gcoiscf퇇
subjunctive present go gcoisce mé;
go gcoiscead† 		go gcoisce tú;
go gcoiscir† 		go gcoisce sé, sí go gcoiscimid;
go gcoisce muid 		go gcoisce sibh go gcoisce siad;
go gcoiscid† 		— go gcoisctear
past dá gcoiscinn dá gcoiscteá dá gcoisceadh sé, sí dá gcoiscimis;
dá gcoisceadh muid 		dá gcoisceadh sibh dá gcoiscidís;
dá gcoisceadh siad 		— dá gcoisctí
imperative coiscim coisc coisceadh sé, sí coiscimis coiscigí;
coiscidh† 		coiscidís — coisctear
verbal noun cosc
past participle coiscthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative verbal nouns: coisc, coisceadh

Derived terms

Noun

coisc f (genitive singular coisce)

  1. Alternative form of cosc (verbal noun of coisc)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coisc choisc gcoisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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