coirtigh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish coirtigid, coirtid (“tans; cures”, verb), from coirt (“bark”); synchronically, coirt (“bark; tanner's bark; bark-dye, tan; coating; fur, scale, scum”) + -igh (verbal suffix).
Verb
coirtigh (present analytic coirtíonn, future analytic coirteoidh, verbal noun coirtiú, past participle coirtithe)
- (transitive) decorticate
- (transitive) tan
- (transitive) coat, encrust
Conjugation
Second Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | coirtím | coirtíonn tú; coirtír† | coirtíonn sé, sí | coirtímid; coirtíonn muid | coirtíonn sibh | coirtíonn siad; coirtíd† | a choirtíonn; a choirtíos / a gcoirtíonn*; a gcoirtíos* | coirtítear |
past | choirtigh mé; choirtíos | choirtigh tú; choirtís | choirtigh sé, sí | choirtíomar; choirtigh muid | choirtigh sibh; choirtíobhair | choirtigh siad; choirtíodar | a choirtigh / ar choirtigh* | coirtíodh | |
past habitual | choirtínn / gcoirtínn‡‡ | choirtíteá / gcoirtíteᇇ | choirtíodh sé, sí / gcoirtíodh sé, s퇇 | choirtímis; choirtíodh muid / gcoirtímis‡‡; gcoirtíodh muid‡‡ | choirtíodh sibh / gcoirtíodh sibh‡‡ | choirtídís; choirtíodh siad / gcoirtídís‡‡; gcoirtíodh siad‡‡ | a choirtíodh / a gcoirtíodh* | choirtítí / gcoirtít퇇 | |
future | coirteoidh mé; coirteod; coirteochaidh mé† | coirteoidh tú; coirteoir†; coirteochaidh tú† | coirteoidh sé, sí; coirteochaidh sé, sí† | coirteoimid; coirteoidh muid; coirteochaimid†; coirteochaidh muid† | coirteoidh sibh; coirteochaidh sibh† | coirteoidh siad; coirteoid†; coirteochaidh siad† | a choirteoidh; a choirteos; a choirteochaidh†; a choirteochas† / a gcoirteoidh*; a gcoirteos*; a gcoirteochaidh*†; a gcoirteochas*† | coirteofar; coirteochar† | |
conditional | choirteoinn; choirteochainn† / gcoirteoinn‡‡; gcoirteochainn†‡‡ | choirteofá; choirteochthᆠ/ gcoirteofᇇ; gcoirteochthᆇ‡ | choirteodh sé, sí; choirteochadh sé, sí† / gcoirteodh sé, s퇇; gcoirteochadh sé, s톇‡ | choirteoimis; choirteodh muid; choirteochaimis†; choirteochadh muid† / gcoirteoimis‡‡; gcoirteodh muid‡‡; gcoirteochaimis†‡‡; gcoirteochadh muid†‡‡ | choirteodh sibh; choirteochadh sibh† / gcoirteodh sibh‡‡; gcoirteochadh sibh†‡‡ | choirteoidís; choirteodh siad; choirteochadh siad† / gcoirteoidís‡‡; gcoirteodh siad‡‡; gcoirteochadh siad†‡‡ | a choirteodh; a choirteochadh† / a gcoirteodh*; a gcoirteochadh*† | choirteofaí; choirteochthaí† / gcoirteofa퇇; gcoirteochtha톇‡ | |
subjunctive | present | go gcoirtí mé; go gcoirtíod† | go gcoirtí tú; go gcoirtír† | go gcoirtí sé, sí | go gcoirtímid; go gcoirtí muid | go gcoirtí sibh | go gcoirtí siad; go gcoirtíd† | — | go gcoirtítear |
past | dá gcoirtínn | dá gcoirtíteá | dá gcoirtíodh sé, sí | dá gcoirtímis; dá gcoirtíodh muid | dá gcoirtíodh sibh | dá gcoirtídís; dá gcoirtíodh siad | — | dá gcoirtítí | |
imperative | coirtím | coirtigh | coirtíodh sé, sí | coirtímis | coirtígí; coirtídh† | coirtídís | — | coirtítear | |
verbal noun | coirtiú | ||||||||
past participle | coirtithe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative forms
- cairt (verb)
- coirt (verb)
Adjective
coirtigh m sg
- genitive singular masculine of coirteach (“barky, cortical; encrusted, coated; furred, scaled”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coirtigh | choirtigh | gcoirtigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "coirtigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “coirt(ig)id”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN