amplaigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From ampla (hunger, famine; greed, voracity) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

amplaigh (present analytic amplaíonn, future analytic amplóidh, verbal noun amplú, past participle amplaithe)

  1. (transitive) be greedy for
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

amplaigh

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of amplaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amplaigh n-amplaigh hamplaigh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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