ciorclaigh
Irish
Etymology 1
From ciorcal (“circle”) + -igh.
Verb
ciorclaigh (present analytic ciorclaíonn, future analytic ciorclóidh, verbal noun ciorclú, past participle ciorclaithe)
- (transitive) encircle, circle
- Synonym: timpeallaigh
Conjugation
Second Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | ciorclaím | ciorclaíonn tú; ciorclaír† | ciorclaíonn sé, sí | ciorclaímid; ciorclaíonn muid | ciorclaíonn sibh | ciorclaíonn siad; ciorclaíd† | a chiorclaíonn; a chiorclaíos / a gciorclaíonn*; a gciorclaíos* | ciorclaítear |
past | chiorclaigh mé; chiorclaíos | chiorclaigh tú; chiorclaís | chiorclaigh sé, sí | chiorclaíomar; chiorclaigh muid | chiorclaigh sibh; chiorclaíobhair | chiorclaigh siad; chiorclaíodar | a chiorclaigh / ar chiorclaigh* | ciorclaíodh | |
past habitual | chiorclaínn / gciorclaínn‡‡ | chiorclaíteá / gciorclaíteᇇ | chiorclaíodh sé, sí / gciorclaíodh sé, s퇇 | chiorclaímis; chiorclaíodh muid / gciorclaímis‡‡; gciorclaíodh muid‡‡ | chiorclaíodh sibh / gciorclaíodh sibh‡‡ | chiorclaídís; chiorclaíodh siad / gciorclaídís‡‡; gciorclaíodh siad‡‡ | a chiorclaíodh / a gciorclaíodh* | chiorclaítí / gciorclaít퇇 | |
future | ciorclóidh mé; ciorclód; ciorclóchaidh mé† | ciorclóidh tú; ciorclóir†; ciorclóchaidh tú† | ciorclóidh sé, sí; ciorclóchaidh sé, sí† | ciorclóimid; ciorclóidh muid; ciorclóchaimid†; ciorclóchaidh muid† | ciorclóidh sibh; ciorclóchaidh sibh† | ciorclóidh siad; ciorclóid†; ciorclóchaidh siad† | a chiorclóidh; a chiorclós; a chiorclóchaidh†; a chiorclóchas† / a gciorclóidh*; a gciorclós*; a gciorclóchaidh*†; a gciorclóchas*† | ciorclófar; ciorclóchar† | |
conditional | chiorclóinn; chiorclóchainn† / gciorclóinn‡‡; gciorclóchainn†‡‡ | chiorclófá; chiorclóchthᆠ/ gciorclófᇇ; gciorclóchthᆇ‡ | chiorclódh sé, sí; chiorclóchadh sé, sí† / gciorclódh sé, s퇇; gciorclóchadh sé, s톇‡ | chiorclóimis; chiorclódh muid; chiorclóchaimis†; chiorclóchadh muid† / gciorclóimis‡‡; gciorclódh muid‡‡; gciorclóchaimis†‡‡; gciorclóchadh muid†‡‡ | chiorclódh sibh; chiorclóchadh sibh† / gciorclódh sibh‡‡; gciorclóchadh sibh†‡‡ | chiorclóidís; chiorclódh siad; chiorclóchadh siad† / gciorclóidís‡‡; gciorclódh siad‡‡; gciorclóchadh siad†‡‡ | a chiorclódh; a chiorclóchadh† / a gciorclódh*; a gciorclóchadh*† | chiorclófaí; chiorclóchthaí† / gciorclófa퇇; gciorclóchtha톇‡ | |
subjunctive | present | go gciorclaí mé; go gciorclaíod† | go gciorclaí tú; go gciorclaír† | go gciorclaí sé, sí | go gciorclaímid; go gciorclaí muid | go gciorclaí sibh | go gciorclaí siad; go gciorclaíd† | — | go gciorclaítear |
past | dá gciorclaínn | dá gciorclaíteá | dá gciorclaíodh sé, sí | dá gciorclaímis; dá gciorclaíodh muid | dá gciorclaíodh sibh | dá gciorclaídís; dá gciorclaíodh siad | — | dá gciorclaítí | |
imperative | ciorclaím | ciorclaigh | ciorclaíodh sé, sí | ciorclaímis | ciorclaígí; ciorclaídh† | ciorclaídís | — | ciorclaítear | |
verbal noun | ciorclú | ||||||||
past participle | ciorclaithe |
* 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
ciorclaigh
- inflection of ciorclach:
- vocative/genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciorclaigh | chiorclaigh | gciorclaigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciorclaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciorclaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciorclaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.