coinnigh

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish congbaid, from Old Irish con·gaib.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

coinnigh (present analytic coinníonn, future analytic coinneoidh, verbal noun coinneáil, past participle coinnithe) (transitive)

  1. keep, maintain
  2. retain, hold
  3. store
  4. detain
  5. remain in (on)
  6. observe

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coinnigh choinnigh gcoinnigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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