cothaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cothaigid (supports, sustains, maintains, preserves; feeds, nourishes, verb). By surface analysis, coth (food, sustenance) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔhɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈkɔhə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈkɔhiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔhi/

Verb

cothaigh (present analytic cothaíonn, future analytic cothóidh, verbal noun cothú, past participle cothaithe)

  1. (transitive) to feed, nourish, sustain
    Synonym: cothabháil
  2. (transitive) to stir up, foment, foster
    Synonym: cothabháil

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • cothaitheach m (nutrient)
  • cothaitheach (feeding, sustaining; fattening, adjective)
  • cothaitheacht f (fatness, obesity)
  • cothaitheoir m (feeder; inciter, instigator)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cothaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
cothaigh chothaigh gcothaigh

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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