tiontaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tintaigid (to return), a variant of Middle Irish tintáid, Middle Irish tintóid, from Old Irish do·intaí (to turn back). See Old Irish soïd (to turn).

Verb

tiontaigh (present analytic tiontaíonn, future analytic tiontóidh, verbal noun tiontú, past participle tiontaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) convert
    Synonyms: iompaigh, (transitive) athraigh
  2. (transitive) translate
  3. (transitive, intransitive, religion) convert
    Synonym: iompaigh

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tiontaigh thiontaigh dtiontaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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