# guigh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* guidh (superseded)

### Etymology

From Old Irish guidid, from Proto-Celtic *gʷedyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti (“to request, pray, ask for”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ɡɪɟ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ɡivʲ/ (as if spelled guibh)
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /ɡiː/

### Verb

guigh (present analytic guíonn, future analytic guífidh, verbal noun guí, past participle guite)
* to pray

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | guím | guíonn tú; guír$^†$ | guíonn sé, sí | guímid | guíonn sibh | guíonn siad; guíd$^†$ | a ghuíonn; a ghuíos / a nguíonn* | guitear |
| indicative | past | ghuigh mé; ghuíos | ghuigh tú; ghuís | ghuigh sé, sí | ghuíomar; ghuigh muid | ghuigh sibh; ghuíobhair | ghuigh siad; ghuíodar | a ghuigh / ar ghuigh* | guíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | ghuínn / nguínn‡‡ | ghuiteá / nguiteá‡‡ | ghuíodh sé, sí / nguíodh sé, sí‡‡ | ghuimis; ghuíodh muid / nguimis‡‡; nguíodh muid‡‡ | ghuíodh sibh / nguíodh sibh‡‡ | ghuidís; ghuíodh siad / nguidís‡‡; nguíodh siad‡‡ | a ghuíodh / a nguíodh* | ghuití / nguití‡‡ |
| future | future | guífidh mé; guífead | guífidh tú; guífir$^†$ | guífidh sé, sí | guífimid; guífidh muid | guífidh sibh | guífidh siad; guífid$^†$ | a ghuífidh; a ghuífeas / a nguífidh* | guífear |
| conditional | conditional | ghuífinn / nguífinn‡‡ | ghuífeá / nguífeá‡‡ | ghuífeadh sé, sí / nguífeadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghuífimis; ghuífeadh muid / nguífimis‡‡; nguífeadh muid‡‡ | ghuífeadh sibh / nguífeadh sibh‡‡ | ghuífidís; ghuífeadh siad / nguífidís‡‡; nguífeadh siad‡‡ | a ghuífeadh / a nguífeadh* | ghuífí / nguífí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go nguí mé; go nguíod$^†$ | go nguí tú; go nguír$^†$ | go nguí sé, sí | go nguímid; go nguí muid | go nguí sibh | go nguí siad; go nguíd$^†$ | — | go nguitear |
| subjunctive | past | dá nguínn | dá nguiteá | dá nguíodh sé, sí | dá nguimis; dá nguíodh muid | dá nguíodh sibh | dá nguidís; dá nguíodh siad | — | dá nguití |
| imperative | imperative | guím | guigh | guíodh sé, sí | guímis | guígí; guídh$^†$ | guídís | — | guitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | guí | guí | guí | guí | guí | guí | guí | guí |
| past participle | past participle | guite | guite | guite | guite | guite | guite | guite | guite |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
* Alternative verbal nouns: guíochtain, guíochtaint

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “guiḋim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 387
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “guidid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 514, page 255
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 124
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 547, page 102
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], 180 fn. 3, page 77
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 425, page 137

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN