ligh
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic *ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰti. Cognates include English lick and Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ligh (present analytic líonn, future analytic lífidh, verbal noun lí, past participle lite)
- (transitive, intransitive) lick
- (transitive) fawn on
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of ligh (first conjugation – C)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | lím | líonn tú; lír† |
líonn sé, sí | límid | líonn sibh | líonn siad; líd† |
a líonn; a líos | litear |
past | ligh mé; líos | ligh tú; lís |
ligh sé, sí | líomar; ligh muid | ligh sibh; líobhair | ligh siad; líodar | a ligh / ar ligh* |
líodh | |
past habitual | línn | liteá | líodh sé, sí | limis; líodh muid | líodh sibh | lidís; líodh siad | a líodh / a líodh* |
lití | |
future | lífidh mé; lífead |
lífidh tú; lífir† |
lífidh sé, sí | lífimid; lífidh muid |
lífidh sibh | lífidh siad; lífid† |
a lífidh; a lífeas | lífear | |
conditional | lífinn | lífeá | lífeadh sé, sí | lífimis; lífeadh muid | lífeadh sibh | lífidís; lífeadh siad | a lífeadh / a lífeadh* |
lífí | |
subjunctive | present | go lí mé; go líod† |
go lí tú; go lír† |
go lí sé, sí | go límid; go lí muid |
go lí sibh | go lí siad; go líd† |
— | go litear |
past | dá línn | dá liteá | dá líodh sé, sí | dá limis; dá líodh muid |
dá líodh sibh | dá lidís; dá líodh siad |
— | dá lití | |
imperative | lím | ligh | líodh sé, sí | límis | lígí; lídh† |
lídís | — | litear | |
verbal noun | lí | ||||||||
past participle | lite |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ligh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ligid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognates include English lick, Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ligh (past ligh, future lighidh, verbal noun lì, past participle lighte)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ligh (regular)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | |||
independent | past | ligh mi | ligh thu | ligh e/i | ligh sinn | ligh sibh | ligh iad | ligheadh |
future | lighidh mi | lighidh tu | lighidh e/i | lighidh sinn | lighidh sibh | lighidh iad | lighear lightear | |
conditional | lighinn | ligheadh tu | ligheadh e/i | ligheamaid ligheadh sinn |
ligheadh sibh | ligheadh iad | lighteadh lighist1 lighiste1 | |
negative | past | cha do ligh mi | cha do ligh thu | cha do ligh e/i | cha do ligh sinn | cha do ligh sibh | cha do ligh iad | cha do ligheadh |
future | cha ligh mi | cha ligh thu | cha ligh e/i | cha ligh sinn | cha ligh sibh | cha ligh iad | cha lighear cha lightear | |
conditional | cha lighinn | cha ligheadh tu | cha ligheadh e/i | cha ligheamaid cha ligheadh sinn |
cha ligheadh sibh | cha ligheadh iad | cha lighteadh cha lighist1 cha lighiste1 | |
affirmative interrogative |
past | an do ligh mi? | an do ligh thu? | an do ligh e/i? | an do ligh sinn? | an do ligh sibh? | an do ligh iad? | an do ligheadh? |
future | an ligh mi? | an ligh thu? | an ligh e/i? | an ligh sinn? | an ligh sibh? | an ligh iad? | an lighear? an lightear? | |
conditional | an lighinn? | an ligheadh tu? | an ligheadh e/i? | an ligheamaid? an ligheadh sinn? |
an ligheadh sibh? | an ligheadh iad? | an lighteadh? an lighist?1 an lighiste?1 | |
negative interrogative |
past | nach do ligh mi? | nach do ligh thu? | nach do ligh e/i? | nach do ligh sinn? | nach do ligh sibh? | nach do ligh iad? | nach do ligheadh? |
future | nach ligh mi? | nach ligh thu? | nach ligh e/i? | nach ligh sinn? | nach ligh sibh? | nach ligh iad? | nach lighear? nach lightear? | |
conditional | nach lighinn? | nach ligheadh tu? | nach ligheadh e/i? | nach ligheamaid? nach ligheadh sinn? |
nach ligheadh sibh? | nach ligheadh iad? | nach lighteadh? nach lighist?1 nach lighiste?1 | |
relative future |
affirmative | (ma) ligheas mi | (ma) ligheas thu | (ma) ligheas e/i | (ma) ligheas sinn | (ma) ligheas sibh | (ma) ligheas iad | (ma) lighear |
negative | (mur) ligh mi | (mur) ligh thu | (mur) ligh e/i | (mur) ligh sinn | (mur) ligh sibh | (mur) ligh iad | (mur) lighear (mur) lightear | |
imperative | ligheam | ligh | ligheadh e/i | ligheamaid | lighibh | ligheadh iad | lighear lightear | |
stem | ligh | |||||||
verbal noun | lì | |||||||
past participle | lighte |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ligh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ligid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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