maslaigh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish maslaigid. By surface analysis, masla + -igh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic maslaich.
Verb
editmaslaigh (present analytic maslaíonn, future analytic maslóidh, verbal noun maslú, past participle maslaithe)
- to insult, affront, abuse, blaspheme
- to dishonor, disrespect
- to overstrain, overtax
- Mhaslaigh tú an gasúr leis an siúl fada.
- You overstrained the boy with the long walk.
Conjugation
editconjugation of maslaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maslaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “masluiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 470
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maslaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN