ciallaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíallaigid. By surface analysis, ciall (“meaning”) +‎ -ich. Cognate with Irish ciallaigh and Manx keeayllaghey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰiəl̪ˠɪç/

Verb

ciallaich (past chiallaich, future ciallaichidh, verbal noun ciallachadh, past participle ciallaichte)

1. to mean

   Dè tha am facal seo a' ciallachadh? ― What does this word mean?

   Bha mi a' ciallachadh rudeigin eile. ― I meant something else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ciallaich (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	autonomous	personal	autonomous
past	chiallaich	chiallaicheadh	chiallaich	chiallaicheadh
future	ciallaichidh	ciallaichear ciallaichtear	ciallaich	ciallaichear ciallaichtear
relative future	chiallaicheas	chiallaichear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	autonomous	personal	autonomous
first person singular	chiallaichinn	chiallaichteadh chiallaichist1 chiallaichiste1	ciallaichinn	ciallaichteadh ciallaichist1 ciallaichiste1
first person plural	chiallaicheamaid chiallaicheadh sinn		ciallaicheamaid ciallaicheadh sinn
second/third person	chiallaicheadh		ciallaicheadh
imperative	singular		plural
	personal	autonomous	personal	autonomous
first person	ciallaicheam	ciallaichear ciallaichtear	ciallaicheamaid	ciallaichear ciallaichtear
second person	ciallaich		ciallaichibh
third person	ciallaicheadh		ciallaicheadh
past participle	ciallaichte
verbal noun	ciallachadh

1. Lewis dialect form

Related terms

• ciallach (“rational, sensible”)

Mutation

Mutation of ciallaich

radical	lenition
ciallaich	chiallaich

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