tiontaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tintaigid (to return), a variant of Middle Irish tintáid, Middle Irish tintóid, from Old Irish do·intaí (to turn back). See Old Irish soïd (to turn).

Verb

tiontaigh (present analytic tiontaíonn, future analytic tiontóidh, verbal noun tiontú, past participle tiontaithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) convert
    Synonyms: iompaigh, (transitive) athraigh
  2. (transitive) translate
  3. (ambitransitive, religion) convert
    Synonym: iompaigh

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of tiontaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
tiontaigh thiontaigh dtiontaigh

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

Further reading