marb
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *marwo- (“dead”) (compare Welsh marw), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wó-, *mr̥wós (cf. *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mr̥-, *mer- (“to die”).
Adjective
marb
- dead
- mortified, insensible, spiritually dead
- pertaining to the dead
- inanimate
- (water) stagnant
Noun
marb m
- corpse, dead person
Verb
·marb
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of marbaid
- first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of marbaid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| marb | marb pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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