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dúnmharú

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish duinemarbad (from Old Irish duine (person) + marbad (killing)). By surface analysis, dún- +‎ marú.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dúnmharú m (genitive singular dúnmharaithe, nominative plural dúnmharuithe)

  1. verbal noun of dúnmharaigh
  2. murder
    • 18 October 2013 Foinse
      Chuaigh fear, 41 bliain d’aois, os comhair na cúirte ar maidin inniu agus é cúisithe maidir le dúnmharú Elaine O’Hara.
      A man, 41 years of age, went before a court this morning charged with the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

Declension

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Declension of dúnmharú (second declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dúnmharú na dúnmharuithe
genitive an dúnmharaithe na ndúnmharuithe
dative leis an dúnmharú
don dúnmharú
leis na dúnmharuithe

See also

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dúnmharú
radical lenition eclipsis
dúnmharú dhúnmharú ndúnmharú

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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