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cuardaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish cúartaigid (to go around, make a circuit of), from Old Irish cúairt (circuit, circle) (whence modern cuairt).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cuardaigh (present analytic cuardaíonn, future analytic cuardóigh, verbal noun cuardach, past participle cuardaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to search
    Chuardaíomar an teach.We searched the house.
  2. (transitive) to look for, search for, seek
    A bhéil tú ag cuardach oibre?Are you looking for work?
  3. (ditransitive) to search for
    Cuardaíodh an baile dóibh ach ní raibh gar ann.
    The town was searched for them but it was in vain.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Yola: coardhed

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cuardaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
cuardaigh chuardaigh gcuardaigh

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

Further reading

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