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Irish
Etymology
From pailin (“pollen”) + -igh.
Verb
pailnigh (present analytic pailníonn, future analytic pailneoidh, verbal noun pailniú, past participle pailnithe)
- (botany, transitive) pollinate
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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pailním
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pailníonn tú; pailnír†
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pailníonn sé, sí
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pailnímid; pailníonn muid
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pailníonn sibh
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pailníonn siad; pailníd†
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a phailníonn; a phailníos / a bpailníonn*
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pailnítear
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past
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phailnigh mé; phailníos
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phailnigh tú; phailnís
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phailnigh sé, sí
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phailníomar; phailnigh muid
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phailnigh sibh; phailníobhair
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phailnigh siad; phailníodar
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a phailnigh / ar phailnigh*
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pailníodh
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past habitual
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phailnínn / bpailnínn‡‡
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phailníteá / bpailníteᇇ
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phailníodh sé, sí / bpailníodh sé, s퇇
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phailnímis; phailníodh muid / bpailnímis‡‡; bpailníodh muid‡‡
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phailníodh sibh / bpailníodh sibh‡‡
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phailnídís; phailníodh siad / bpailnídís‡‡; bpailníodh siad‡‡
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a phailníodh / a bpailníodh*
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phailnítí / bpailnít퇇
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future
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pailneoidh mé; pailneod; pailneochaidh mé†
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pailneoidh tú; pailneoir†; pailneochaidh tú†
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pailneoidh sé, sí; pailneochaidh sé, sí†
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pailneoimid; pailneoidh muid; pailneochaimid†; pailneochaidh muid†
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pailneoidh sibh; pailneochaidh sibh†
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pailneoidh siad; pailneoid†; pailneochaidh siad†
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a phailneoidh; a phailneos; a phailneochaidh†; a phailneochas† / a bpailneoidh*; a bpailneochaidh*†
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pailneofar; pailneochar†
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conditional
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phailneoinn; phailneochainn† / bpailneoinn‡‡; bpailneochainn†‡‡
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phailneofá; phailneochthᆠ/ bpailneofᇇ; bpailneochthᆇ‡
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phailneodh sé, sí; phailneochadh sé, sí† / bpailneodh sé, s퇇; bpailneochadh sé, s톇‡
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phailneoimis; phailneodh muid; phailneochaimis†; phailneochadh muid† / bpailneoimis‡‡; bpailneodh muid‡‡; bpailneochaimis†‡‡; bpailneochadh muid†‡‡
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phailneodh sibh; phailneochadh sibh† / bpailneodh sibh‡‡; bpailneochadh sibh†‡‡
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phailneoidís; phailneodh siad; phailneochadh siad† / bpailneoidís‡‡; bpailneodh siad‡‡; bpailneochadh siad†‡‡
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a phailneodh; a phailneochadh† / a bpailneodh*; a bpailneochadh*†
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phailneofaí; phailneochthaí† / bpailneofa퇇; bpailneochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go bpailní mé; go bpailníod†
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go bpailní tú; go bpailnír†
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go bpailní sé, sí
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go bpailnímid; go bpailní muid
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go bpailní sibh
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go bpailní siad; go bpailníd†
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—
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go bpailnítear
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past
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dá bpailnínn
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dá bpailníteá
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dá bpailníodh sé, sí
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dá bpailnímis; dá bpailníodh muid
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dá bpailníodh sibh
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dá bpailnídís; dá bpailníodh siad
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—
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dá bpailnítí
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imperative
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pailním
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pailnigh
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pailníodh sé, sí
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pailnímis
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pailnígí; pailnídh†
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pailnídís
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—
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pailnítear
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verbal noun
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pailniú
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past participle
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pailnithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pailnigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pollinate”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pailnigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm