# cigil
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* gigil

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈcɪɟɪlʲ/

### Verb

cigil (present analytic ciglíonn, future analytic cigleoidh, verbal noun cigilt, past participle cigilte)
* to tickle

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | ciglím | ciglíonn tú; ciglír$^†$ | ciglíonn sé, sí | ciglímid; ciglíonn muid | ciglíonn sibh | ciglíonn siad; ciglíd$^†$ | a chiglíonn; a chiglíos / a gciglíonn* | ciglítear |
| indicative | past | chigil mé; chiglíos | chigil tú; chiglís | chigil sé, sí | chiglíomar; chigil muid | chigil sibh; chiglíobhair | chigil siad; chiglíodar | a chigil / ar chigil* | ciglíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | chiglínn / gciglínn‡‡ | chiglíteá / gciglíteá‡‡ | chiglíodh sé, sí / gciglíodh sé, sí‡‡ | chiglímis; chiglíodh muid / gciglímis‡‡; gciglíodh muid‡‡ | chiglíodh sibh / gciglíodh sibh‡‡ | chiglídís; chiglíodh siad / gciglídís‡‡; gciglíodh siad‡‡ | a chiglíodh / a gciglíodh* | chiglítí / gciglítí‡‡ |
| future | future | cigleoidh mé; cigleod; cigleochaidh mé$^†$ | cigleoidh tú; cigleoir$^†$; cigleochaidh tú$^†$ | cigleoidh sé, sí; cigleochaidh sé, sí$^†$ | cigleoimid; cigleoidh muid; cigleochaimid$^†$; cigleochaidh muid$^†$ | cigleoidh sibh; cigleochaidh sibh$^†$ | cigleoidh siad; cigleoid$^†$; cigleochaidh siad$^†$ | a chigleoidh; a chigleos; a chigleochaidh$^†$; a chigleochas$^†$ / a gcigleoidh*; a gcigleochaidh*$^†$ | cigleofar; cigleochar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | chigleoinn; chigleochainn$^†$ / gcigleoinn‡‡; gcigleochainn$^†$‡‡ | chigleofá; chigleochthá$^†$ / gcigleofá‡‡; gcigleochthá$^†$‡‡ | chigleodh sé, sí; chigleochadh sé, sí$^†$ / gcigleodh sé, sí‡‡; gcigleochadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | chigleoimis; chigleodh muid; chigleochaimis$^†$; chigleochadh muid$^†$ / gcigleoimis‡‡; gcigleodh muid‡‡; gcigleochaimis$^†$‡‡; gcigleochadh muid$^†$‡‡ | chigleodh sibh; chigleochadh sibh$^†$ / gcigleodh sibh‡‡; gcigleochadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | chigleoidís; chigleodh siad; chigleochadh siad$^†$ / gcigleoidís‡‡; gcigleodh siad‡‡; gcigleochadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a chigleodh; a chigleochadh$^†$ / a gcigleodh*; a gcigleochadh*$^†$ | chigleofaí; chigleochthaí$^†$ / gcigleofaí‡‡; gcigleochthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gciglí mé; go gciglíod$^†$ | go gciglí tú; go gciglír$^†$ | go gciglí sé, sí | go gciglímid; go gciglí muid | go gciglí sibh | go gciglí siad; go gciglíd$^†$ | — | go gciglítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá gciglínn | dá gciglíteá | dá gciglíodh sé, sí | dá gciglímis; dá gciglíodh muid | dá gciglíodh sibh | dá gciglídís; dá gciglíodh siad | — | dá gciglítí |
| imperative | imperative | ciglím | cigil | ciglíodh sé, sí | ciglímis | ciglígí; ciglídh$^†$ | ciglídís | — | ciglítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt | cigilt |
| past participle | past participle | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte | cigilte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
* Alternative verbal noun: ciglis

### Further reading

* “cigil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gigil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cigilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gigilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 361
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cigil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN