ceartaigh
Irish
Etymology
From ceart (“correct, right”) + -ighCategory:Irish terms suffixed with -igh#CEARTAIGH. Compare Manx kiartee.
Verb
ceartaigh (present analytic ceartaíonn, future analytic ceartóidh, verbal noun ceartú, past participle ceartaithe)Category:Irish lemmas#CEARTAIGHCategory:Irish verbs#CEARTAIGHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CEARTAIGHCategory:Pages with entries#CEARTAIGHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CEARTAIGH (ambitransitiveCategory:Irish transitive verbs#CEARTAIGHCategory:Irish intransitive verbs#CEARTAIGH)
- to correct; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove; adjust
- Synonyms: (correct) beachtaigh, (reprove) spreag
- to compose, arrange
- Synonym: cóirigh
- to expound
- to mend
Conjugation
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Derived terms
- fabhtcheartaigh (“troubleshoot”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ceartaigh | cheartaigh | gceartaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceartaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ceartaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceartaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026