nigh – Scots Gaelic verb conjugation

Scots Gaelic verb forms of nigh

Dictionary look-up word

nigh

Verbal Noun

nighe

Present

Sg.1	tha mi a' nighe
Sg.2	tha thu a' nighe
Sg.3m	tha e a' nighe
Sg.3f	tha i a' nighe
Pl.1	tha sinn a' nighe
Pl.2	tha sibh a' nighe
Pl.3	tha iad a' nighe
Impersonal	thathar a' nighe

Imperfect

Sg.1	bha mi a' nighe
Sg.2	bha thu a' nighe
Sg.3m	bha e a' nighe
Sg.3f	bha i a' nighe
Pl.1	bha sinn a' nighe
Pl.2	bha sibh a' nighe
Pl.3	bha iad a' nighe
Impersonal	bhathar a' nighe

Simple Past

Independent

Sg.1	nigh mi
Sg.2	nigh thu
Sg.3m	nigh e
Sg.3f	nigh i
Pl.1	nigh sinn
Pl.2	nigh sibh
Pl.3	nigh iad
Impersonal	nigheadh

Dependent

Sg.1	do nigh mi
Sg.2	do nigh thu
Sg.3m	do nigh e
Sg.3f	do nigh i
Pl.1	do nigh sinn
Pl.2	do nigh sibh
Pl.3	do nigh iad
Impersonal	do nigheadh

Future

Independent

Sg.1	nighidh mi
Sg.2	nighidh thu
Sg.3m	nighidh e
Sg.3f	nighidh i
Pl.1	nighidh sinn
Pl.2	nighidh sibh
Pl.3	nighidh iad
Impersonal	nighear

Relative Independent

Sg.1	nigheas mi
Sg.2	nigheas thu
Sg.3m	nigheas e
Sg.3f	nigheas i
Pl.1	nigheas sinn
Pl.2	nigheas sibh
Pl.3	nigheas iad
Impersonal	nighear

Dependent

Sg.1	nigh mi
Sg.2	nigh thu
Sg.3m	nigh e
Sg.3f	nigh i
Pl.1	nigh sinn
Pl.2	nigh sibh
Pl.3	nigh iad
Impersonal	nighear

Conditional

Independent

Sg.1	nighinn mi
Sg.2	nigheadh thu
Sg.3m	nigheadh e
Sg.3f	nigheadh i
Pl.1	nigheamaid sinn; nigheadh sinn
Pl.2	nigheadh sibh
Pl.3	nigheadh iad
Impersonal	nighte

Dependent

Sg.1	nighinn mi
Sg.2	nigheadh thu
Sg.3m	nigheadh e
Sg.3f	nigheadh i
Pl.1	nigheamaid sinn; nigheadh sinn
Pl.2	nigheadh sibh
Pl.3	nigheadh iad
Impersonal	nighte

Imperative

Sg.1	nigheam
Sg.2	nigh
Sg.3m	nigheadh e
Sg.3f	nigheadh i
Pl.1	nigheamaid
Pl.2	nighibh
Pl.3	nigheadh iad
Impersonal	nighear

Verbs conjugated like nigh

àithn, figh, fuin, guidh, laigh, nigh, suidh,

Etymology

From Middle Irish nigid (“he washes”). Compare English nixie (“water sprite”), Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō)). See: English 'nixie'.

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