coisrig

coisrig

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʃɾʲɪc/

Verb

coisrig (present analytic coisrigeann, future analytic coisrigfidh, verbal noun coisreagadh, past participle coisrigthe)

1. Ulster form of coisric

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coisrigim	coisrigeann tú; coisrigir†	coisrigeann sé, sí	coisrigimid	coisrigeann sibh	coisrigeann siad; coisrigid†	a choisrigeann; a choisrigeas / a gcoisrigeann*; a gcoisrigeas*	coisrigtear
	past	choisrig mé; choisrigeas	choisrig tú; choisrigis	choisrig sé, sí	choisrigeamar; choisrig muid	choisrig sibh; choisrigeabhair	choisrig siad; choisrigeadar	a choisrig / ar choisrig*	coisrigeadh
	past habitual	choisriginn / gcoisriginn‡‡	choisrigteá / gcoisrigteᇇ	choisrigeadh sé, sí / gcoisrigeadh sé, s퇇	choisrigimis; choisrigeadh muid / gcoisrigimis‡‡; gcoisrigeadh muid‡‡	choisrigeadh sibh / gcoisrigeadh sibh‡‡	choisrigidís; choisrigeadh siad / gcoisrigidís‡‡; gcoisrigeadh siad‡‡	a choisrigeadh / a gcoisrigeadh*	choisrigtí / gcoisrigt퇇
	future	coisrigfidh mé; coisrigfead	coisrigfidh tú; coisrigfir†	coisrigfidh sé, sí	coisrigfimid; coisrigfidh muid	coisrigfidh sibh	coisrigfidh siad; coisrigfid†	a choisrigfidh; a choisrigfeas / a gcoisrigfidh*; a gcoisrigfeas*	coisrigfear
conditional		choisrigfinn / gcoisrigfinn‡‡	choisrigfeá / gcoisrigfeᇇ	choisrigfeadh sé, sí / gcoisrigfeadh sé, s퇇	choisrigfimis; choisrigfeadh muid / gcoisrigfimis‡‡; gcoisrigfeadh muid‡‡	choisrigfeadh sibh / gcoisrigfeadh sibh‡‡	choisrigfidís; choisrigfeadh siad / gcoisrigfidís‡‡; gcoisrigfeadh siad‡‡	a choisrigfeadh / a gcoisrigfeadh*	choisrigfí / gcoisrigf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoisrige mé; go gcoisrigead†	go gcoisrige tú; go gcoisrigir†	go gcoisrige sé, sí	go gcoisrigimid; go gcoisrige muid	go gcoisrige sibh	go gcoisrige siad; go gcoisrigid†	—	go gcoisrigtear
	past	dá gcoisriginn	dá gcoisrigteá	dá gcoisrigeadh sé, sí	dá gcoisrigimis; dá gcoisrigeadh muid	dá gcoisrigeadh sibh	dá gcoisrigidís; dá gcoisrigeadh siad	—	dá gcoisrigtí
imperative		coisrigim	coisrig	coisrigeadh sé, sí	coisrigimis	coisrigigí; coisrigidh†	coisrigidís	—	coisrigtear
verbal noun		coisreagadh
past participle		coisrigthe

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coisrig	choisrig	gcoisrig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (“to consecrate”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“to consecrate”). Cognate with Irish coisric.

Verb

coisrig (past choisrig, future coisrigidh, verbal noun coisrigeadh, past participle coisrigte)

1. consecrate, sanctify
2. devote

   Choisrig e a bheatha do dh'adhbhar na saorsa. ― He devoted his life to the cause of freedom.

3. dedicate (a book, etc.)
4. bless
5. anoint
6. addict

Usage notes

• Used with the preposition do.

Derived terms

• mì-choisrig (“desecrate”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “coisrig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “con·secra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language