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éist

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See also: eist and èist

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish éistid, éitsid (to listen), from Old Irish in·túaisi (to listen). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic èist and Manx eaisht.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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éist (present analytic éisteann, future analytic éistfidh, verbal noun éisteacht, past participle éiste)

  1. (intransitive) listen (le (to))
  2. (transitive) hear
    1. give formal hearing to
    2. pay particular attention to
    3. heed, grant
  3. (ambitransitive)
    1. be silent
    2. desist from

Inflection

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of éist
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éist n-éist héist not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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Scottish Gaelic

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Verb

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éist (past dh'éist, future éistidh, verbal noun éisteachd, past participle éiste)

  1. Superseded spelling of èist.

Mutation

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Mutation of éist
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éist n-éist h-éist t-éist

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.