conceil

Old Irish

FWOTD – 6 September 2024

Etymology

From com- +‎ ceilid. Calque of Latin concēlō (to conceal), whence also English conceal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koŋʲˈkʲelʲ]

Verb

con·ceil

  1. to hide, to conceal

Inflection

Perfective forms use the augment ad-.

Complex, class B I present, t preterite, é future, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative deut. con·ceil; conith·cheil (with infixed pronoun -id) con·celar
prot.
imperfect indicative deut.
prot.
preterite deut.
prot.
perfect deut. con·aicelt
prot.
future deut. cota·céla (with infixed pronoun -ta)
prot.
conditional deut.
prot.
present subjunctive deut. con·celae cot·chela (with infixed pronoun t-)
prot.
past subjunctive deut. ɔ·chelad
prot.
imperative
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity

Quotations

  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 49c9
    Con·aicelt ⁊ do·rolaig in peccad ⁊ ní n‑árraim ar chairi dó.
    He has concealed and forgiven the sin and he has not considered it a reproach to him.

Mutation

Mutation of con·ceil
radical lenition nasalization
con·ceil con·cheil con·ceil
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

Further reading