ceansaigh

== Irish == === Alternative forms === ceannsuigh (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish cennsaigid (“to tame”), from Old Irish cennais (“mild, gentle”). By surface analysis, ceansa (“gentle”) +‎ -igh. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɑun̪ˠsˠɪɟ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠə/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠiː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcan̪ˠsˠi/ === Verb === ceansaigh (present analytic ceansaíonn, future analytic ceansóidh, verbal noun ceansú, past participle ceansaithe) (transitive) to appease, pacify to tame, control ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ceansaitheoir m (“appeaser, pacifier; tamer”) neamhcheansaithe (“untamed, uncontrolled; unpacified, unbroken”, adjective) ==== Related terms ==== ceansacht f (“gentleness, meekness; tameness”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceannsuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 177; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceansaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ceansaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “ceansaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026