ailsigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From ailse (cancer) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

ailsigh (present analytic ailsíonn, future analytic ailseoidh, verbal noun ailsiú, past participle ailsithe)

  1. (transitive, oncology) cancerate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ailsigh

  1. inflection of ailseach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailsigh n-ailsigh hailsigh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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