# cealg
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ˈcalˠəɡ/, /ˈcal̪ˠəɡ/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish celg.

#### Noun

cealg f (genitive singular ceilge, nominative plural cealga)
* treachery, guile
* sting (of an insect)

##### Declension

Second declension

##### 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, 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)
* to sting (of an insect)
* to blandish, cajole
* to lull (a child to sleep), quiet, hush

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | cealgaim | cealgann tú; cealgair$^†$ | cealgann sé, sí | cealgaimid | cealgann sibh | cealgann siad; cealgaid$^†$ | a chealgann; a chealgas / a gcealgann* | cealgtar |
| indicative | past | chealg mé; chealgas | chealg tú; chealgais | chealg sé, sí | chealgamar; chealg muid | chealg sibh; chealgabhair | chealg siad; chealgadar | a chealg / ar chealg* | cealgadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chealgainn / gcealgainn‡‡ | chealgtá / gcealgtá‡‡ | chealgadh sé, sí / gcealgadh sé, sí‡‡ | chealgaimis; chealgadh muid / gcealgaimis‡‡; gcealgadh muid‡‡ | chealgadh sibh / gcealgadh sibh‡‡ | chealgaidís; chealgadh siad / gcealgaidís‡‡; gcealgadh siad‡‡ | a chealgadh / a gcealgadh* | chealgtaí / gcealgtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | cealgfaidh mé; cealgfad | cealgfaidh tú; cealgfair$^†$ | cealgfaidh sé, sí | cealgfaimid; cealgfaidh muid | cealgfaidh sibh | cealgfaidh siad; cealgfaid$^†$ | a chealgfaidh; a chealgfas / a gcealgfaidh* | cealgfar |
| conditional | conditional | chealgfainn / gcealgfainn‡‡ | chealgfá / gcealgfá‡‡ | chealgfadh sé, sí / gcealgfadh sé, sí‡‡ | chealgfaimis; chealgfadh muid / gcealgfaimis‡‡; gcealgfadh muid‡‡ | chealgfadh sibh / gcealgfadh sibh‡‡ | chealgfaidís; chealgfadh siad / gcealgfaidís‡‡; gcealgfadh siad‡‡ | a chealgfadh / a gcealgfadh* | chealgfaí / gcealgfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | cealgaim | cealg | cealgadh sé, sí | cealgaimis | cealgaigí; cealgaidh$^†$ | cealgaidís | — | cealgtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh | cealgadh |
| past participle | past participle | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha | cealgtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### 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, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 124

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “celgaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language