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maslaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish maslaigid. By surface analysis, masla +‎ -igh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic maslaich.

Verb

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maslaigh (present analytic maslaíonn, future analytic maslóidh, verbal noun maslú, past participle maslaithe)

  1. to insult, affront, abuse, blaspheme
  2. to dishonor, disrespect
  3. to overstrain, overtax
    Mhaslaigh tú an gasúr leis an siúl fada.
    You overstrained the boy with the long walk.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yola: masled (preterite)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of maslaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
maslaigh mhaslaigh 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

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