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maraigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From marbh (dead) +‎ -aigh; an Early Modern Irish formation replacing Old Irish marbaid, from marbh (dead).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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maraigh (present analytic maraíonn, future analytic maróidh, verbal noun marú, past participle maraithe)

  1. (transitive) kill, slay, murder

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of maraigh
radical lenition eclipsis
maraigh mharaigh not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

Further reading

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