coisc

Irish

Alternative forms

cosc
coisg, cosg (oboslete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cosg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʌʃc/

Verb

coisc (present analytic coisceann, future analytic coiscfidh, verbal noun cosc, past participle coiscthe)

to check (control, limit, halt), restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder
Synonym: bac
to prevent, stop, block (out), obviate, preclude
to forbid, prohibit, proscribe, ban, bar [with ar ‘person’]
Coiscim ort imeach.
I forbid you to leave.
to stanch, stem, keep back
to wean
Synonym: scoith
to parry
to cease [with de ‘from’]
Synonym: stad
to slake, allay (thirst, hunger)
(finance) to freeze (assets)
Synonym: reoigh

Conjugation

conjugation of coisc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	coiscim	coisceann tú; coiscir^†	coisceann sé, sí	coiscimid	coisceann sibh	coisceann siad; coiscid^†	a choisceann; a choisceas / a gcoisceann; a gcoisceas	coisctear
	past	choisc mé; choisceas	choisc tú; choiscis	choisc sé, sí	choisceamar; choisc muid	choisc sibh; choisceabhair	choisc siad; choisceadar	a choisc / ar choisc*	coisceadh
	past habitual	choiscinn / gcoiscinn‡‡	choiscteá / gcoiscteá‡‡	choisceadh sé, sí / gcoisceadh sé, sí‡‡	choiscimis; choisceadh muid / gcoiscimis‡‡; gcoisceadh muid‡‡	choisceadh sibh / gcoisceadh sibh‡‡	choiscidís; choisceadh siad / gcoiscidís‡‡; gcoisceadh siad‡‡	a choisceadh / a gcoisceadh*	choisctí / gcoisctí‡‡
future		coiscfidh mé; coiscfead	coiscfidh tú; coiscfir^†	coiscfidh sé, sí	coiscfimid; coiscfidh muid	coiscfidh sibh	coiscfidh siad; coiscfid^†	a choiscfidh; a choiscfeas / a gcoiscfidh; a gcoiscfeas	coiscfear
conditional		choiscfinn / gcoiscfinn‡‡	choiscfeá / gcoiscfeá‡‡	choiscfeadh sé, sí / gcoiscfeadh sé, sí‡‡	choiscfimis; choiscfeadh muid / gcoiscfimis‡‡; gcoiscfeadh muid‡‡	choiscfeadh sibh / gcoiscfeadh sibh‡‡	choiscfidís; choiscfeadh siad / gcoiscfidís‡‡; gcoiscfeadh siad‡‡	a choiscfeadh / a gcoiscfeadh*	choiscfí / gcoiscfí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go gcoisce mé; go gcoiscead^†	go gcoisce tú; go gcoiscir^†	go gcoisce sé, sí	go gcoiscimid; go gcoisce muid	go gcoisce sibh	go gcoisce siad; go gcoiscid^†	—	go gcoisctear
subjunctive	past	dá gcoiscinn	dá gcoiscteá	dá gcoisceadh sé, sí	dá gcoiscimis; dá gcoisceadh muid	dá gcoisceadh sibh	dá gcoiscidís; dá gcoisceadh siad	—	dá gcoisctí
imperative		coiscim	coisc	coisceadh sé, sí	coiscimis	coiscigí; coiscidh^†	coiscidís	—	coisctear
verbal noun		cosc
past participle		coiscthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative verbal nouns: coisc, coisceadh

Derived terms

urchoisc

Noun

coisc f (genitive singular coisce)

Alternative form of cosc (verbal noun of coisc)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coisc	choisc	gcoisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.