ciap

ciap

Irish

Alternative forms

• ciapaigh

Etymology

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Verb

ciap (present analytic ciapann, future analytic ciapfaidh, verbal noun ciapadh, past participle ciaptha)

1. (transitive) harass, annoy
2. (transitive) torment

Conjugation

First Conjugation (B)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	ciapaim	ciapann tú; ciapair†	ciapann sé, sí	ciapaimid	ciapann sibh	ciapann siad; ciapaid†	a chiapann; a chiapas / a gciapann*; a gciapas*	ciaptar
	past	chiap mé; chiapas	chiap tú; chiapais	chiap sé, sí	chiapamar; chiap muid	chiap sibh; chiapabhair	chiap siad; chiapadar	a chiap / ar chiap*	ciapadh
	past habitual	chiapainn / gciapainn‡‡	chiaptá / gciaptᇇ	chiapadh sé, sí / gciapadh sé, s퇇	chiapaimis; chiapadh muid / gciapaimis‡‡; gciapadh muid‡‡	chiapadh sibh / gciapadh sibh‡‡	chiapaidís; chiapadh siad / gciapaidís‡‡; gciapadh siad‡‡	a chiapadh / a gciapadh*	chiaptaí / gciapta퇇
	future	ciapfaidh mé; ciapfad	ciapfaidh tú; ciapfair†	ciapfaidh sé, sí	ciapfaimid; ciapfaidh muid	ciapfaidh sibh	ciapfaidh siad; ciapfaid†	a chiapfaidh; a chiapfas / a gciapfaidh*; a gciapfas*	ciapfar
conditional		chiapfainn / gciapfainn‡‡	chiapfá / gciapfᇇ	chiapfadh sé, sí / gciapfadh sé, s퇇	chiapfaimis; chiapfadh muid / gciapfaimis‡‡; gciapfadh muid‡‡	chiapfadh sibh / gciapfadh sibh‡‡	chiapfaidís; chiapfadh siad / gciapfaidís‡‡; gciapfadh siad‡‡	a chiapfadh / a gciapfadh*	chiapfaí / gciapfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go gciapa mé; go gciapad†	go gciapa tú; go gciapair†	go gciapa sé, sí	go gciapaimid; go gciapa muid	go gciapa sibh	go gciapa siad; go gciapaid†	—	go gciaptar
	past	dá gciapainn	dá gciaptá	dá gciapadh sé, sí	dá gciapaimis; dá gciapadh muid	dá gciapadh sibh	dá gciapaidís; dá gciapadh siad	—	dá gciaptaí
imperative		ciapaim	ciap	ciapadh sé, sí	ciapaimis	ciapaigí; ciapaidh†	ciapaidís	—	ciaptar
verbal noun		ciapadh
past participle		ciaptha

*Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciap	chiap	gciap
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ciap” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ciap” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕap/

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• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: ciap

Noun

ciap

1. genitive plural of ciapa