marfóir
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom marbh (“dead”) + -thóir.
Noun
editmarfóir m (genitive singular marfóra, nominative plural marfóirí)
Declension
editDeclension of marfóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- féinmharfóir (“suicide”)
- marfóir máthar (“matricide”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
marfóir | mharfóir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marfóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “marfóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “marfóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024