ligh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic *ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰti. Cognates include English lick and Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).
Verb
ligh (present analytic líonn, future analytic lífidh, verbal noun lí, past participle lite)
- (transitive, intransitive) lick
- (transitive) fawn on
Conjugation
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ligh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
Etymology
From Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognates include English lick, Russian лиза́ть (lizátʹ).
Conjugation
Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
---|---|---|
Present | a' lì | -- |
Past | ligh | ligheadh |
Future | lighidh | lighear |
Conditional | ligheadh | lighteadh |
Synonyms
- imlich
- lealg
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ligh”, 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), “1 ligid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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