mairg

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɑɾʲɪɟ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾʲɪɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠæɾʲɪɟ/

Etymology 1

Old Irish mairg, mairc, moircc.

Noun

mairg f (genitive singular mairge, nominative plural mairgí)

1. woe, sorrow

Declension

Declension of mairg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mairg mairgí vocative a mhairg a mhairgí genitive mairge mairgí dative mairg mairgí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhairg na mairgí genitive na mairge na mairgí dative leis an mairg don mhairg leis na mairgí

Derived terms

• is mairg
• faoi mhairg
• mairgiúil
• mairgneach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mairg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mairg

1. genitive singular of marg

Mutation

Mutated forms of mairg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mairg	mhairg	not applicable

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