coisc

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cosg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʌʃc/

Verb

coisc (present analytic coisceann, future analytic coiscfidh, verbal noun cosc, past participle coiscthe)

  1. to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
    Synonym: bac
  2. to prevent, stop, block (out), obviate, preclude
  3. to forbid, prohibit, proscribe, ban, bar [with ar ‘person’]
    Coiscim ort imeach.
    I forbid you to leave.
  4. to stanch, stem, keep back
  5. to wean
    Synonym: scoith
  6. to parry
  7. to cease [with de ‘from’]
    Synonym: stad
  8. to slake, allay (thirst, hunger)
  9. (finance) to freeze (assets)
    Synonym: reoigh

Conjugation

conjugation of coisc (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun cosc
past participle coiscthe
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present coiscim coisceann tú;
coiscir† 		coisceann sé, sí coiscimid coisceann sibh coisceann siad;
coiscid† 		a choisceann; a choisceas /
a gcoisceann* 		coisctear
past choisc mé; choisceas choisc tú; choiscis choisc sé, sí choisceamar; choisc muid choisc sibh; choisceabhair choisc siad; choisceadar a choisc /
ar choisc* 		coisceadh
past habitual choiscinn / gcoiscinn‡‡ choiscteá / gcoiscteᇇ choisceadh sé, sí / gcoisceadh sé, s퇇 choiscimis; choisceadh muid / gcoiscimis‡‡; gcoisceadh muid‡‡ choisceadh sibh / gcoisceadh sibh‡‡ choiscidís; choisceadh siad / gcoiscidís‡‡; gcoisceadh siad‡‡ a choisceadh /
a gcoisceadh* 		choisctí / gcoisct퇇
future coiscfidh mé;
coiscfead 		coiscfidh tú;
coiscfir† 		coiscfidh sé, sí coiscfimid;
coiscfidh muid 		coiscfidh sibh coiscfidh siad;
coiscfid† 		a choiscfidh; a choiscfeas /
a gcoiscfidh* 		coiscfear
conditional choiscfinn / gcoiscfinn‡‡ choiscfeá / gcoiscfeᇇ choiscfeadh sé, sí / gcoiscfeadh sé, s퇇 choiscfimis; choiscfeadh muid / gcoiscfimis‡‡; gcoiscfeadh muid‡‡ choiscfeadh sibh / gcoiscfeadh sibh‡‡ choiscfidís; choiscfeadh siad / gcoiscfidís‡‡; gcoiscfeadh siad‡‡ a choiscfeadh /
a gcoiscfeadh* 		choiscfí / gcoiscf퇇
subjunctive
present go gcoisce mé;
go gcoiscead† 		go gcoisce tú;
go gcoiscir† 		go gcoisce sé, sí go gcoiscimid;
go gcoisce muid 		go gcoisce sibh go gcoisce siad;
go gcoiscid† 		— go gcoisctear
past dá gcoiscinn dá gcoiscteá dá gcoisceadh sé, sí dá gcoiscimis;
dá gcoisceadh muid 		dá gcoisceadh sibh dá gcoiscidís;
dá gcoisceadh siad 		— dá gcoisctí
imperative
– coiscim coisc coisceadh sé, sí coiscimis coiscigí;
coiscidh† 		coiscidís — coisctear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative verbal nouns: coisc, coisceadh

Derived terms

Noun

coisc f (genitive singular coisce)

  1. alternative form of cosc (verbal noun of coisc)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coisc
radical lenition eclipsis
coisc choisc gcoisc

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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