cealg

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcalˠəɡ/, /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish celg.

Noun

cealg f (genitive singular ceilge, nominative plural cealga)

1. treachery, guile
2. sting (of an insect)

Declension

Declension of cealg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cealg cealga vocative a chealg a chealga genitive ceilge cealg dative cealg ceilg (archaic, dialectal) cealga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chealg na cealga genitive na ceilge na gcealg dative leis an gcealg leis an gceilg (archaic, dialectal) don chealg don cheilg (archaic, dialectal) leis na cealga

Alternative forms

• ceilg

Derived terms

• cealgach
• cealgrún
• cealgrúnach

Further reading

• “cealg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 124

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish celgaid, from the noun.

Verb

cealg (present analytic cealgann, future analytic cealgfaidh, verbal noun cealgadh, past participle cealgtha)

1. to sting (of an insect)
2. to blandish, cajole
3. to lull (a child to sleep), quiet, hush

Conjugation

conjugation of cealg (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	cealgaim	cealgann tú; cealgair†	cealgann sé, sí	cealgaimid	cealgann sibh	cealgann siad; cealgaid†	a chealgann; a chealgas / a gcealgann*	cealgtar
	past	chealg mé; chealgas	chealg tú; chealgais	chealg sé, sí	chealgamar; chealg muid	chealg sibh; chealgabhair	chealg siad; chealgadar	a chealg / ar chealg*	cealgadh
	past habitual	chealgainn / gcealgainn‡‡	chealgtá / gcealgtᇇ	chealgadh sé, sí / gcealgadh sé, s퇇	chealgaimis; chealgadh muid / gcealgaimis‡‡; gcealgadh muid‡‡	chealgadh sibh / gcealgadh sibh‡‡	chealgaidís; chealgadh siad / gcealgaidís‡‡; gcealgadh siad‡‡	a chealgadh / a gcealgadh*	chealgtaí / gcealgta퇇
future		cealgfaidh mé; cealgfad	cealgfaidh tú; cealgfair†	cealgfaidh sé, sí	cealgfaimid; cealgfaidh muid	cealgfaidh sibh	cealgfaidh siad; cealgfaid†	a chealgfaidh; a chealgfas / a gcealgfaidh*	cealgfar
conditional		chealgfainn / gcealgfainn‡‡	chealgfá / gcealgfᇇ	chealgfadh sé, sí / gcealgfadh sé, s퇇	chealgfaimis; chealgfadh muid / gcealgfaimis‡‡; gcealgfadh muid‡‡	chealgfadh sibh / gcealgfadh sibh‡‡	chealgfaidís; chealgfadh siad / gcealgfaidís‡‡; gcealgfadh siad‡‡	a chealgfadh / a gcealgfadh*	chealgfaí / gcealgfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcealga mé; go gcealgad†	go gcealga tú; go gcealgair†	go gcealga sé, sí	go gcealgaimid; go gcealga muid	go gcealga sibh	go gcealga siad; go gcealgaid†	—	go gcealgtar
	past	dá gcealgainn	dá gcealgtá	dá gcealgadh sé, sí	dá gcealgaimis; dá gcealgadh muid	dá gcealgadh sibh	dá gcealgaidís; dá gcealgadh siad	—	dá gcealgtaí
imperative		cealgaim	cealg	cealgadh sé, sí	cealgaimis	cealgaigí; cealgaidh†	cealgaidís	—	cealgtar
verbal noun		cealgadh
past participle		cealgtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• cealgadh
• cealgaire
• cealgaireacht

Further reading

• “cealg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cealgaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 124

Mutation

Mutated forms of cealg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cealg	chealg	gcealg

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