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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From damhsa (“dance”, noun) + -igh.
Verb
damhsaigh (present analytic damhsaíonn, future analytic damhsóidh, verbal noun damhsa, past participle damhsaithe) (transitive, intransitive)
- dance
- (~ thart) jump about
- bob, skip
- gambol; shimmer
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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damhsaím
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damhsaíonn tú; damhsaír†
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damhsaíonn sé, sí
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damhsaímid; damhsaíonn muid
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damhsaíonn sibh
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damhsaíonn siad; damhsaíd†
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a dhamhsaíonn; a dhamhsaíos / a ndamhsaíonn*
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damhsaítear
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past
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dhamhsaigh mé; dhamhsaíos
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dhamhsaigh tú; dhamhsaís
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dhamhsaigh sé, sí
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dhamhsaíomar; dhamhsaigh muid
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dhamhsaigh sibh; dhamhsaíobhair
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dhamhsaigh siad; dhamhsaíodar
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a dhamhsaigh / ar dhamhsaigh*
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damhsaíodh
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past habitual
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dhamhsaínn / ndamhsaínn‡‡
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dhamhsaíteá / ndamhsaíteᇇ
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dhamhsaíodh sé, sí / ndamhsaíodh sé, s퇇
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dhamhsaímis; dhamhsaíodh muid / ndamhsaímis‡‡; ndamhsaíodh muid‡‡
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dhamhsaíodh sibh / ndamhsaíodh sibh‡‡
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dhamhsaídís; dhamhsaíodh siad / ndamhsaídís‡‡; ndamhsaíodh siad‡‡
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a dhamhsaíodh / a ndamhsaíodh*
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dhamhsaítí / ndamhsaít퇇
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future
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damhsóidh mé; damhsód; damhsóchaidh mé†
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damhsóidh tú; damhsóir†; damhsóchaidh tú†
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damhsóidh sé, sí; damhsóchaidh sé, sí†
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damhsóimid; damhsóidh muid; damhsóchaimid†; damhsóchaidh muid†
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damhsóidh sibh; damhsóchaidh sibh†
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damhsóidh siad; damhsóid†; damhsóchaidh siad†
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a dhamhsóidh; a dhamhsós; a dhamhsóchaidh†; a dhamhsóchas† / a ndamhsóidh*; a ndamhsóchaidh*†
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damhsófar; damhsóchar†
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conditional
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dhamhsóinn; dhamhsóchainn† / ndamhsóinn‡‡; ndamhsóchainn†‡‡
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dhamhsófá; dhamhsóchthᆠ/ ndamhsófᇇ; ndamhsóchthᆇ‡
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dhamhsódh sé, sí; dhamhsóchadh sé, sí† / ndamhsódh sé, s퇇; ndamhsóchadh sé, s톇‡
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dhamhsóimis; dhamhsódh muid; dhamhsóchaimis†; dhamhsóchadh muid† / ndamhsóimis‡‡; ndamhsódh muid‡‡; ndamhsóchaimis†‡‡; ndamhsóchadh muid†‡‡
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dhamhsódh sibh; dhamhsóchadh sibh† / ndamhsódh sibh‡‡; ndamhsóchadh sibh†‡‡
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dhamhsóidís; dhamhsódh siad; dhamhsóchadh siad† / ndamhsóidís‡‡; ndamhsódh siad‡‡; ndamhsóchadh siad†‡‡
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a dhamhsódh; a dhamhsóchadh† / a ndamhsódh*; a ndamhsóchadh*†
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dhamhsófaí; dhamhsóchthaí† / ndamhsófa퇇; ndamhsóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go ndamhsaí mé; go ndamhsaíod†
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go ndamhsaí tú; go ndamhsaír†
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go ndamhsaí sé, sí
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go ndamhsaímid; go ndamhsaí muid
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go ndamhsaí sibh
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go ndamhsaí siad; go ndamhsaíd†
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—
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go ndamhsaítear
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past
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dá ndamhsaínn
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dá ndamhsaíteá
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dá ndamhsaíodh sé, sí
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dá ndamhsaímis; dá ndamhsaíodh muid
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dá ndamhsaíodh sibh
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dá ndamhsaídís; dá ndamhsaíodh siad
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—
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dá ndamhsaítí
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imperative
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damhsaím
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damhsaigh
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damhsaíodh sé, sí
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damhsaímis
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damhsaígí; damhsaídh†
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damhsaídís
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—
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damhsaítear
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verbal noun
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damhsa
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past participle
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damhsaithe
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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
damhsaigh
- inflection of damhsach (“dancing; frisky”):
- 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) “damhsaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “damhsaím”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “damhsaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024