# ciorclaigh
## Irish
### Etymology 1

From ciorcal (“circle”) +‎ -igh.

#### Verb

ciorclaigh (present analytic ciorclaíonn, future analytic ciorclóidh, verbal noun ciorclú, past participle ciorclaithe)
* (transitive) encircle, circle
    Synonym: timpeallaigh

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | ciorclaím | ciorclaíonn tú; ciorclaír$^†$ | ciorclaíonn sé, sí | ciorclaímid; ciorclaíonn muid | ciorclaíonn sibh | ciorclaíonn siad; ciorclaíd$^†$ | a chiorclaíonn; a chiorclaíos / a gciorclaíonn* | ciorclaítear |
| indicative | past | chiorclaigh mé; chiorclaíos | chiorclaigh tú; chiorclaís | chiorclaigh sé, sí | chiorclaíomar; chiorclaigh muid | chiorclaigh sibh; chiorclaíobhair | chiorclaigh siad; chiorclaíodar | a chiorclaigh / ar chiorclaigh* | ciorclaíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | chiorclaínn / gciorclaínn‡‡ | chiorclaíteá / gciorclaíteá‡‡ | chiorclaíodh sé, sí / gciorclaíodh sé, sí‡‡ | chiorclaímis; chiorclaíodh muid / gciorclaímis‡‡; gciorclaíodh muid‡‡ | chiorclaíodh sibh / gciorclaíodh sibh‡‡ | chiorclaídís; chiorclaíodh siad / gciorclaídís‡‡; gciorclaíodh siad‡‡ | a chiorclaíodh / a gciorclaíodh* | chiorclaítí / gciorclaítí‡‡ |
| future | future | ciorclóidh mé; ciorclód; ciorclóchaidh mé$^†$ | ciorclóidh tú; ciorclóir$^†$; ciorclóchaidh tú$^†$ | ciorclóidh sé, sí; ciorclóchaidh sé, sí$^†$ | ciorclóimid; ciorclóidh muid; ciorclóchaimid$^†$; ciorclóchaidh muid$^†$ | ciorclóidh sibh; ciorclóchaidh sibh$^†$ | ciorclóidh siad; ciorclóid$^†$; ciorclóchaidh siad$^†$ | a chiorclóidh; a chiorclós; a chiorclóchaidh$^†$; a chiorclóchas$^†$ / a gciorclóidh*; a gciorclóchaidh*$^†$ | ciorclófar; ciorclóchar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | chiorclóinn; chiorclóchainn$^†$ / gciorclóinn‡‡; gciorclóchainn$^†$‡‡ | chiorclófá; chiorclóchthá$^†$ / gciorclófá‡‡; gciorclóchthá$^†$‡‡ | chiorclódh sé, sí; chiorclóchadh sé, sí$^†$ / gciorclódh sé, sí‡‡; gciorclóchadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | chiorclóimis; chiorclódh muid; chiorclóchaimis$^†$; chiorclóchadh muid$^†$ / gciorclóimis‡‡; gciorclódh muid‡‡; gciorclóchaimis$^†$‡‡; gciorclóchadh muid$^†$‡‡ | chiorclódh sibh; chiorclóchadh sibh$^†$ / gciorclódh sibh‡‡; gciorclóchadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | chiorclóidís; chiorclódh siad; chiorclóchadh siad$^†$ / gciorclóidís‡‡; gciorclódh siad‡‡; gciorclóchadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a chiorclódh; a chiorclóchadh$^†$ / a gciorclódh*; a gciorclóchadh*$^†$ | chiorclófaí; chiorclóchthaí$^†$ / gciorclófaí‡‡; gciorclóchthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gciorclaí mé; go gciorclaíod$^†$ | go gciorclaí tú; go gciorclaír$^†$ | go gciorclaí sé, sí | go gciorclaímid; go gciorclaí muid | go gciorclaí sibh | go gciorclaí siad; go gciorclaíd$^†$ | — | go gciorclaítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá gciorclaínn | dá gciorclaíteá | dá gciorclaíodh sé, sí | dá gciorclaímis; dá gciorclaíodh muid | dá gciorclaíodh sibh | dá gciorclaídís; dá gciorclaíodh siad | — | dá gciorclaítí |
| imperative | imperative | ciorclaím | ciorclaigh | ciorclaíodh sé, sí | ciorclaímis | ciorclaígí; ciorclaídh$^†$ | ciorclaídís | — | ciorclaítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú | ciorclú |
| past participle | past participle | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe | ciorclaithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

ciorclaigh
* inflection of ciorclach:
** vocative/genitive singular masculine
** (archaic) dative singular feminine

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciorclaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciorclaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “ciorclaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024