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