tiontaigh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish tintaigid (to return), a variant of Middle Irish tintáid, Middle Irish tintóid, from Old Irish do·intaí (to turn back). See Old Irish soïd (to turn).

Verb[edit]

tiontaigh (present analytic tiontaíonn, future analytic tiontóidh, verbal noun tiontú, past participle tiontaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) convert
    Synonyms: iompaigh, (transitive) athraigh
  2. (transitive) translate
  3. (transitive, intransitive, religion) convert
    Synonym: iompaigh

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tiontaigh thiontaigh dtiontaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]