ceangail

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cenglaid (binds, ties, fastens), from cengal (bond, tie, binding, fetter, fastening), from Latin cingulum (girdle, belt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcaŋəlʲ/, /ˈcaŋɡəlʲ/

Verb

ceangail (present analytic ceanglaíonn, future analytic ceanglóidh, verbal noun ceangal, past participle ceangailte)

  1. to tie, fasten, bind, join, connect

Conjugation

Noun

ceangail

  1. inflection of ceangal:
    1. vocative and genitive singular
    2. nominative and dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceangail cheangail gceangail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cenglaid (binds, ties, fastens), from cengal (bond, tie, binding, fetter, fastening), from Latin cingulum (girdle, belt).

Verb

ceangail (past cheangail, future ceanglaidh, verbal noun ceangal, past participle ceangailte)

  1. tie, fasten, bind, join, connect

Derived terms

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