cúitigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English quiten (to requite, recompense, compensate)[1] (from Old French quitter (to free, liberate)) + -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈkuːtʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːtʲi(ː)/

Verb

cúitigh (present analytic cúitíonn, future analytic cúiteoidh, verbal noun cúiteamh, past participle cúitithe)

  1. to compensate, offset
  2. to repay, reimburse
  3. to repay, requite
  4. to recompense, reward
    go gcúití Dia leat émay God reward you for it
  5. to reimburse, indemnify

Usage notes

The person being compensated/repaid etc. is marked with le, while the object for which they are being compensated/repaid etc. is the direct object:

  • Chúitigh mé a shaothar le hOisín.
    I repaid Oisín for his trouble.

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: cúitiú

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cúiteach
  • cúititheoir

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúitigh
radical lenition eclipsis
cúitigh chúitigh gcúitigh

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

References

  1. ^ quī̆ten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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