coisrig

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃɾʲɪc/

Verb

coisrig (present analytic coisrigeann, future analytic coisrigfidh, verbal noun coisreagadh, past participle coisrigthe)

  1. Ulster form of coisric

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coisrig choisrig gcoisrig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (to consecrate), from Latin cōnsecrō (to consecrate). Cognate with Irish coisric.

Verb

coisrig (past choisrig, future coisrigidh, verbal noun coisrigeadh, past participle coisrigte)

  1. consecrate, sanctify
  2. devote
    Choisrig e a bheatha do dh'adhbhar na saorsa.He devoted his life to the cause of freedom.
  3. dedicate (a book, etc.)
  4. bless
  5. anoint
  6. addict

Usage notes

  • Used with the preposition do.

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “coisrig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “con·secra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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