reoigh

Irish

Etymology

From reo (“frost”) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

reoigh (present analytic reonn, future analytic reofaidh, verbal noun reo, past participle reoite)

1. (transitive, intransitive) freeze; congeal, solidify

Conjugation

conjugation of reoigh (first conjugation – C)

verbal noun	reo
past participle	reoite
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	reoim	reonn tú; reoir†	reonn sé, sí	reoimid	reonn sibh	reonn siad; reoid†	a reonn; a reos	reoitear
past	reoigh mé; reos	reoigh tú; reois	reoigh sé, sí	reomar; reoigh muid	reoigh sibh; reobhair	reoigh siad; reodar	a reoigh / ar reoigh*	reodh
past habitual	reoinn	reoiteá	reodh sé, sí	reoimis; reodh muid	reodh sibh	reoidís; reodh siad	a reodh / a reodh*	reoití
future	reofaidh mé; reofad	reofaidh tú; reofair†	reofaidh sé, sí	reofaimid; reofaidh muid	reofaidh sibh	reofaidh siad; reofaid†	a reofaidh; a reofas	reofar
conditional	reofainn	reofá	reofadh sé, sí	reofaimis; reofadh muid	reofadh sibh	reofaidís; reofadh siad	a reofadh / a reofadh*	reofaí
subjunctive
present	go reo mé; go reod†	go reo tú; go reoir†	go reo sé, sí	go reoimid; go reo muid	go reo sibh	go reo siad; go reoid†	—	go reoitear
past	dá reoinn	dá reoiteá	dá reodh sé, sí	dá reoimis; dá reodh muid	dá reodh sibh	dá reoidís; dá reodh siad	—	dá reoití
imperative
–	reoim	reoigh	reodh sé, sí	reoimis	reoigí; reoidh†	reoidís	—	reoitear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• uachtar reoite (“ice-cream”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reoigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN