ceartaigh

Irish

Etymology

From ceart (correct, right) + -igh. Compare Manx kiartee.

Verb

ceartaigh (present analytic ceartaíonn, future analytic ceartóidh, verbal noun ceartú, past participle ceartaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. correct; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove; adjust
    Synonyms: (correct) beachtaigh, (reprove) spreag
  2. compose, arrange
    Synonym: cóirigh
  3. expound
  4. mend

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceartaigh cheartaigh gceartaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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