Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish maslaigid. By surface analysis, masla +‎ -igh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic maslaich.

Verb

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maslaigh (present analytic maslaíonn, future analytic maslóidh, verbal noun maslú, past participle maslaithe)

  1. to insult, affront, abuse, blaspheme
  2. to dishonor, disrespect
  3. to overstrain, overtax
    Mhaslaigh tú an gasúr leis an siúl fada.
    You overstrained the boy with the long walk.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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