Dictionary Look-up Word
cis
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
ciste
Verbal Noun
ciseadh
Present
Affirmative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Negative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Present
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | cisim |
| Sg.2 | ciseann tú |
| Sg.3m | ciseann sé |
| Sg.3f | ciseann sí |
| Pl.1 | cisimid; ciseann muid |
| Pl.2 | ciseann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ciseann siad |
| Passive | cistear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chisim |
| Sg.2 | ní chiseann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní chiseann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chiseann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chisimid; ní chiseann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chiseann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chiseann siad |
| Passive | ní chistear |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chis mé |
| Sg.2 | chis tú |
| Sg.3m | chis sé |
| Sg.3f | chis sí |
| Pl.1 | chiseamar; chis muid |
| Pl.2 | chis sibh |
| Pl.3 | chis siad; chiseadar |
| Passive | ciseadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor chis mé |
| Sg.2 | níor chis tú |
| Sg.3m | níor chis sé |
| Sg.3f | níor chis sí |
| Pl.1 | níor chiseamar; níor chis muid |
| Pl.2 | níor chis sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor chis siad; níor chiseadar |
| Passive | níor ciseadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chisinn |
| Sg.2 | chisteá |
| Sg.3m | chiseadh sé |
| Sg.3f | chiseadh sí |
| Pl.1 | chisimis; chiseadh muid |
| Pl.2 | chiseadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | chisidís; chiseadh siad |
| Passive | chistí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chisinn |
| Sg.2 | ní chisteá |
| Sg.3m | ní chiseadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chiseadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chisimis; ní chiseadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chiseadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chisidís; ní chiseadh siad |
| Passive | ní chistí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | cisfidh mé |
| Sg.2 | cisfidh tú |
| Sg.3m | cisfidh sé |
| Sg.3f | cisfidh sí |
| Pl.1 | cisfimid; cisfidh muid |
| Pl.2 | cisfidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | cisfidh siad |
| Passive | cisfear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chisfidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní chisfidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní chisfidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chisfidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chisfimid; ní chisfidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chisfidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chisfidh siad |
| Passive | ní chisfear |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | chisfinn |
| Sg.2 | chisfeá |
| Sg.3m | chisfeadh sé |
| Sg.3f | chisfeadh sí |
| Pl.1 | chisfimis; chisfeadh muid |
| Pl.2 | chisfeadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | chisfidís; chisfeadh siad |
| Passive | chisfí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní chisfinn |
| Sg.2 | ní chisfeá |
| Sg.3m | ní chisfeadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní chisfeadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní chisfimis; ní chisfeadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní chisfeadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní chisfidís; ní chisfeadh siad |
| Passive | ní chisfí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | cisim |
| Sg.2 | cis |
| Sg.3m | ciseadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ciseadh sí |
| Pl.1 | cisimis; ciseadh muid |
| Pl.2 | cisigí |
| Pl.3 | cisidís; ciseadh siad |
| Passive | cistear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná cisim |
| Sg.2 | ná cis |
| Sg.3m | ná ciseadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná ciseadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná cisimis; ná ciseadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná cisigí |
| Pl.3 | ná cisidís; ná ciseadh siad |
| Passive | ná cistear |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go gcise mé |
| Sg.2 | go gcise tú |
| Sg.3m | go gcise sé |
| Sg.3f | go gcise sí |
| Pl.1 | go gcisimid; go gcise muid |
| Pl.2 | go gcise sibh |
| Pl.3 | go gcise siad |
| Passive | go gcistear |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár chise mé |
| Sg.2 | nár chise tú |
| Sg.3m | nár chise sé |
| Sg.3f | nár chise sí |
| Pl.1 | nár chisimid; nár chise muid |
| Pl.2 | nár chise sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár chise siad |
| Passive | nár chistear |
Sample Sentences
Verbs conjugated like cis
adhmhill,
athbhris,
athdháil,
athfhill,
athghéill,
athscinn,
blais,
bris,
broid,
bréid,
caill,
caoin,
cinn,
cin,
cis,
clis,
cluich,
clúmhill,
coill,
craobhscaoil, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Middle Irish ces (“basket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway of hurdles”), from Old Norse kesja, Latin cista.