aithisigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish aithisigid(ir) (reviles, abuses, insults, verb). By surface analysis, aithis (slur, reproach; disgrace) +‎ -igh (denominative verb suffix).

Verb

aithisigh (present analytic aithisíonn, future analytic aithiseoidh, verbal noun aithisiú, past participle aithisithe)

  1. (transitive) slur, defame
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Etymology 2

Adjective

aithisigh

  1. inflection of aithiseach (defamatory; shameful):
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

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

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