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Declension

Declension of cealg (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	cealg	cealga
vocative	a chealg	a chealga
genitive	ceilge	cealg
dative	cealg ceilg (archaic, dialectal)	cealga

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an chealg	na cealga
genitive	na ceilge	na gcealg
dative	leis an gcealg leis an gceilg (archaic, dialectal) don chealg don cheilg (archaic, dialectal)	leis na cealga

Category:Irish second-declension nouns#CEALG Category:Irish second-declension nouns#CEALG

Alternative forms

ceilg

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish Category:Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish#CEALG Category:Irish terms derived from Middle Irish#CEALG celgaid, from the noun.^[3]

Verb

cealg (present analytic cealgann, future analytic cealgfaidh, verbal noun cealgadh, past participle cealgtha)Category:Irish lemmas#CEALG Category:Irish verbs#CEALG Category:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CEALG Category:Pages with entries#CEALG Category:Pages with 1 entry#CEALG

to sting (of an insect)
to blandish, cajole
to lull (a child to sleep), quiet, hush

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cealg* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	cealgaim	cealgann tú; cealgair^†	cealgann sé, sí	cealgaimid; cealgann muid	cealgann sibh	cealgann siad; cealgaid^†	a chealgann; a chealgas	cealgtar
past	chealg mé; chealgas	chealg tú; chealgais	chealg sé, sí	chealgamar; chealg muid	chealg sibh; chealgabhair	chealg siad; chealgadar	a chealg	cealgadh
past habitual	chealgainn / cealgainn^‡	chealgtá / cealgtá^‡	chealgadh sé, sí / cealgadh sé, sí^‡	chealgaimis; chealgadh muid / cealgaimis^‡; cealgadh muid^‡	chealgadh sibh / cealgadh sibh^‡	chealgaidís; chealgadh siad / cealgaidís^‡; cealgadh siad^‡	a chealgadh	chealgtaí / cealgtaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	cealgfaidh mé; cealgfad	cealgfaidh tú; cealgfair^†	cealgfaidh sé, sí	cealgfaimid; cealgfaidh muid	cealgfaidh sibh	cealgfaidh siad; cealgfaid^†	a chealgfaidh; a chealgfas	cealgfar
conditional	chealgfainn / cealgfainn^‡	chealgfá / cealgfá^‡	chealgfadh sé, sí / cealgfadh sé, sí^‡	chealgfaimis; chealgfadh muid / cealgfaimis^‡; cealgfadh muid^‡	chealgfadh sibh / cealgfadh sibh^‡	chealgfaidís; chealgfadh siad / cealgfaidís^‡; cealgfadh siad^‡	a chealgfadh	chealgfaí / cealgfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gcealga mé; go gcealgad^†	go gcealga tú; go gcealgair^†	go gcealga sé, sí	go gcealgaimid; go gcealga muid	go gcealga sibh	go gcealga siad; go gcealgaid^†	—	go gcealgtar
past	dá gcealgainn	dá gcealgtá	dá gcealgadh sé, sí	dá gcealgaimis; dá gcealgadh muid	dá gcealgadh sibh	dá gcealgaidís; dá gcealgadh siad	—	dá gcealgtaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	cealgaim	cealg	cealgadh sé, sí	cealgaimis	cealgaigí; cealgaidh^†	cealgaidís	—	cealgtar

past participle	cealgtha

verbal noun	cealgadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Category:Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A#CEALG

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cealg*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cealg	chealg	gcealg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celgaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53

[2] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[3] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celgaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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cealg

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Mutation

References