neartaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish nertaigid,[1] replacing Old Irish nertaid.[2] By surface analysis, neart +‎ -igh.

Verb

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neartaigh (present analytic neartaíonn, future analytic neartóidh, verbal noun neartú, past participle neartaithe)

  1. to strengthen, confirm, fortify, build up, nerve
  2. to grow stronger, intensify, consolidate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nertaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 nertaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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