marú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maru"

Irish

Alternative forms

• marbhughadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠəˈɾˠuː/, /mˠɑˈɾˠuː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəwə/

Noun

marú m (genitive singular maraithe, nominative plural maruithe)

1. verbal noun of maraigh

   Bhí sé ag marú iasc.

   He was fishing.

   (literally, “He was killing fish.”)

2. killing (an instance of someone being killed)
3. slaughter, killing (of animals)

Declension

Declension of marú (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative marú maruithe vocative a mharú a mharuithe genitive maraithe maruithe dative marú maruithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an marú na maruithe genitive an mharaithe na maruithe dative leis an marú don mharú leis na maruithe

Derived terms

• cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú?
• dúnmharú (“murder”)
• féinmharú (“suicide”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of marú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
marú	mharú	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “marú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “marú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024