Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From oiriúint +‎ -igh.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

oiriúnaigh (present analytic oirúnaíonn, future analytic oiriúnóidh, verbal noun oiriúnú, past participle oiriúnaithe) (transitive)

  1. to fit (conform to in size and shape)
  2. to suit (be suitable, appropriate or apt for)
  3. to adapt, suit (make proper or suitable)
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Adjective edit

oiriúnaigh

  1. inflection of oiriúnach:
    1. masculine genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oiriúnaigh n-oiriúnaigh hoiriúnaigh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ oiriúnaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy