marú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maru"

Irish

Alternative forms

• marbhughadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠəˈɾˠuː/, /mˠɑˈɾˠuː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəwə/

Noun

marú m (genitive singular maraithe, nominative plural maruithe)

1. verbal noun of maraigh

   Bhí sé ag marú iasc.

   He was fishing.

   (literally, “He was killing fish.”)

2. killing (an instance of someone being killed)
3. slaughter, killing (of animals)

Declension

Declension of marú

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative marú maruithe Vocative a mharú a mharuithe Genitive maraithe maruithe Dative marú maruithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an marú na maruithe Genitive an mharaithe na maruithe Dative leis an marú don mharú leis na maruithe

Derived terms

• cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú?
• dúnmharú (“murder”)
• féinmharú (“suicide”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
marú	mharú	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “marú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “marú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.