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ciontaigh

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish cintaigid. By surface analysis, cion +‎ -taigh.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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ciontaigh (present analytic ciontaíonn, future analytic ciontóidh, verbal noun ciontú, past participle ciontaithe)

  1. (intransitive) to transgress (commit an offense), sin, offend
  2. (transitive) to accuse, incriminate
    Synonyms: cuir i leith, ionchoirigh
  3. (reflexive) to confess
    Synonyms: admhaigh, déan faoistin
  4. (transitive) to convict
    Synonym: daor
  5. to condemn, blame
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic) feminine dative singular

Noun

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ciontaigh

  1. inflection of ciontach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ciontaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
ciontaigh chiontaigh gciontaigh

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