-igh

See also: 'igh

Irish

Alternative forms

-aigh (broad version)

Etymology

From Old Irish -igidir (whence also Scottish Gaelic -ich), originally a denominative verb formative, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor; compare Welsh -hau.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɪɟ/ (post-consonantal)
(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟ/ (post-vocalic)
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /iː/ (post-consonantal)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /i/ (post-consonantal)
(Ulster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /j/ (post-vocalic)

Suffix

-igh

Suffix used to form verbs from nouns; semi-productive in modern Irish.

Usage notes

Affixed verbs ending in -igh form a sizeable number of second-conjugation verbs. Many monosyllabic verbs in Irish (which historically are not from affixes), however, are of the first conjugation.
First-conjugation verbs (which are not a result of affixation):
léigh (“read”)

ligh (“lick”)

nigh (“wash”)

dóigh (“burn”)

suigh (“sit”) (originally suidh)

súigh (“suck”)

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -igh

láithreánaíocht

oibiachtúlaigh

See also

-áil

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