Irish word

chealg

sting (past of cealg)

verbmasculine/ˈçal̪ˠəɡ/

chealg means “sting (past of cealg)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈçal̪ˠəɡ/.

Mutation forms

Chealg beach mé.

I was stung by a bee.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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