ísligh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ísligidir. By surface analysis, íseal +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːʃl̠ʲi/

Verb

ísligh (present analytic íslíonn, future analytic ísleoidh, verbal noun ísliú, past participle íslithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) to lower
  2. (intransitive) to descend, go down, come down
  3. (ambitransitive) to drop (decrease, diminish, lessen; move to a lower position), sink (diminish, be diminished), go down, come down
  4. (ambitransitive) to dim (make less bright; become darker)
  5. (transitive) to reduce, bring down
    Synonym: laghdaigh
  6. (transitive) to humble, humiliate, bring down, depress, demean
    Synonyms: uirísligh, náirigh
  7. (intransitive) to bow down
  8. (transitive) to demote
  9. (ambitransitive) to cheapen (make cheaper; become cheaper)
  10. (transitive) to degrade (lower in value or social position)
  11. (transitive) to dip (decrease, lower the beam)
  12. (transitive) to turn down (reduce amount)
  13. (intransitive) to alight (descend from an animal or vehicle)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ísligh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ísligh n-ísligh hísligh not applicable

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

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