cealg

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcalˠəɡ/, /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish celg.

Noun

cealg f (genitive singular cilge, nominative plural cealga)

1. treachery, guile
2. sting (of an insect)

Declension

Declension of cealg (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cealg cealga vocative a chealg a chealga genitive ceilge cealg dative cealg ceilg (archaic, dialectal) cealga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chealg na cealga genitive na ceilge na gcealg dative leis an gcealg leis an gceilg (archaic, dialectal) don chealg don cheilg (archaic, dialectal) leis na cealga

Alternative forms

• ceilg

Derived terms

• cealgach
• cealgrún
• cealgrúnach

Further reading

• “cealg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 124

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish celgaid, from the noun.

Verb

cealg (present analytic cealgann, future analytic cealgfaidh, verbal noun cealgadh, past participle cealgtha)

1. to sting (of an insect)
2. to blandish, cajole
3. to lull (a child to sleep), quiet, hush

Conjugation

Conjugation of cealg (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	cealgaim	cealgann tú; cealgair†	cealgann sé, sí	cealgaimid; cealgann muid	cealgann sibh	cealgann siad; cealgaid†	a chealgann; a chealgas	cealgtar
past	chealg mé; chealgas	chealg tú; chealgais	chealg sé, sí	chealgamar; chealg muid	chealg sibh; chealgabhair	chealg siad; chealgadar	a chealg	cealgadh
past habitual	chealgainn / cealgainn‡	chealgtá / cealgtá‡	chealgadh sé, sí / cealgadh sé, sí‡	chealgaimis; chealgadh muid / cealgaimis‡; cealgadh muid‡	chealgadh sibh / cealgadh sibh‡	chealgaidís; chealgadh siad / cealgaidís‡; cealgadh siad‡	a chealgadh	chealgtaí / cealgtaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cealgfaidh mé; cealgfad	cealgfaidh tú; cealgfair†	cealgfaidh sé, sí	cealgfaimid; cealgfaidh muid	cealgfaidh sibh	cealgfaidh siad; cealgfaid†	a chealgfaidh; a chealgfas	cealgfar
conditional	chealgfainn / cealgfainn‡	chealgfá / cealgfá‡	chealgfadh sé, sí / cealgfadh sé, sí‡	chealgfaimis; chealgfadh muid / cealgfaimis‡; cealgfadh muid‡	chealgfadh sibh / cealgfadh sibh‡	chealgfaidís; chealgfadh siad / cealgfaidís‡; cealgfadh siad‡	a chealgfadh	chealgfaí / cealgfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go gcealga mé; go gcealgad†	go gcealga tú; go gcealgair†	go gcealga sé, sí	go gcealgaimid; go gcealga muid	go gcealga sibh	go gcealga siad; go gcealgaid†	—	go gcealgtar
past	dá gcealgainn	dá gcealgtá	dá gcealgadh sé, sí	dá gcealgaimis; dá gcealgadh muid	dá gcealgadh sibh	dá gcealgaidís; dá gcealgadh siad	—	dá gcealgtaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	cealgaim	cealg	cealgadh sé, sí	cealgaimis	cealgaigí; cealgaidh†	cealgaidís	—	cealgtar
past participle	cealgtha
verbal noun	cealgadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• cealgadh
• cealgaire
• cealgaireacht

Further reading

• “cealg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cealgaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 124

Mutation

Mutated forms of cealg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cealg	chealg	gcealg

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