croscheistigh
Irish
Etymology
From cros- (“cross-”) + ceistigh (“question”).
Verb
croscheistigh (present analytic croscheistíonn, future analytic croscheisteoidh, verbal noun croscheistiú, past participle croscheistithe)
- (transitive) cross-question, cross-examine
Conjugation
conjugation of croscheistigh (second conjugation)
| verbal noun | croscheistiú | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | croscheistithe | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | croscheistím | croscheistíonn tú; croscheistír† |
croscheistíonn sé, sí | croscheistímid; croscheistíonn muid |
croscheistíonn sibh | croscheistíonn siad; croscheistíd† |
a chroscheistíonn; a chroscheistíos / a gcroscheistíonn* |
croscheistítear |
| past | chroscheistigh mé; chroscheistíos | chroscheistigh tú; chroscheistís | chroscheistigh sé, sí | chroscheistíomar; chroscheistigh muid | chroscheistigh sibh; chroscheistíobhair | chroscheistigh siad; chroscheistíodar | a chroscheistigh / ar chroscheistigh* |
croscheistíodh |
| past habitual | chroscheistínn / gcroscheistínn‡‡ | chroscheistíteá / gcroscheistíteᇇ | chroscheistíodh sé, sí / gcroscheistíodh sé, s퇇 | chroscheistímis; chroscheistíodh muid / gcroscheistímis‡‡; gcroscheistíodh muid‡‡ | chroscheistíodh sibh / gcroscheistíodh sibh‡‡ | chroscheistídís; chroscheistíodh siad / gcroscheistídís‡‡; gcroscheistíodh siad‡‡ | a chroscheistíodh / a gcroscheistíodh* |
chroscheistítí / gcroscheistít퇇 |
| future | croscheisteoidh mé; croscheisteod; croscheisteochaidh mé† |
croscheisteoidh tú; croscheisteoir†; croscheisteochaidh tú† |
croscheisteoidh sé, sí; croscheisteochaidh sé, sí† |
croscheisteoimid; croscheisteoidh muid; croscheisteochaimid†; croscheisteochaidh muid† |
croscheisteoidh sibh; croscheisteochaidh sibh† |
croscheisteoidh siad; croscheisteoid†; croscheisteochaidh siad† |
a chroscheisteoidh; a chroscheisteos; a chroscheisteochaidh†; a chroscheisteochas† / a gcroscheisteoidh*; a gcroscheisteochaidh*† |
croscheisteofar; croscheisteochar† |
| conditional | chroscheisteoinn; chroscheisteochainn† / gcroscheisteoinn‡‡; gcroscheisteochainn†‡‡ | chroscheisteofá; chroscheisteochthᆠ/ gcroscheisteofᇇ; gcroscheisteochthᆇ‡ | chroscheisteodh sé, sí; chroscheisteochadh sé, sí† / gcroscheisteodh sé, s퇇; gcroscheisteochadh sé, s톇‡ | chroscheisteoimis; chroscheisteodh muid; chroscheisteochaimis†; chroscheisteochadh muid† / gcroscheisteoimis‡‡; gcroscheisteodh muid‡‡; gcroscheisteochaimis†‡‡; gcroscheisteochadh muid†‡‡ | chroscheisteodh sibh; chroscheisteochadh sibh† / gcroscheisteodh sibh‡‡; gcroscheisteochadh sibh†‡‡ | chroscheisteoidís; chroscheisteodh siad; chroscheisteochadh siad† / gcroscheisteoidís‡‡; gcroscheisteodh siad‡‡; gcroscheisteochadh siad†‡‡ | a chroscheisteodh; a chroscheisteochadh† / a gcroscheisteodh*; a gcroscheisteochadh*† |
chroscheisteofaí; chroscheisteochthaí† / gcroscheisteofa퇇; gcroscheisteochtha톇‡ |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| present | go gcroscheistí mé; go gcroscheistíod† |
go gcroscheistí tú; go gcroscheistír† |
go gcroscheistí sé, sí | go gcroscheistímid; go gcroscheistí muid |
go gcroscheistí sibh | go gcroscheistí siad; go gcroscheistíd† |
— | go gcroscheistítear |
| past | dá gcroscheistínn | dá gcroscheistíteá | dá gcroscheistíodh sé, sí | dá gcroscheistímis; dá gcroscheistíodh muid |
dá gcroscheistíodh sibh | dá gcroscheistídís; dá gcroscheistíodh siad |
— | dá gcroscheistítí |
| imperative | ||||||||
| – | croscheistím | croscheistigh | croscheistíodh sé, sí | croscheistímis | croscheistígí; croscheistídh† |
croscheistídís | — | croscheistítear |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Related terms
- croscheist f (“cross-question”)
- croscheisteoir m (“cross-examiner”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| croscheistigh | chroscheistigh | gcroscheistigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “croscheistigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN