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Irish
Etymology
Lengthened from Middle Irish dun-, combining form of duine before a broad consonant.
Prefix
dún-
- Combining form of duine (“human, person”)
- dún- + bású (“killing”) → dúnbhású (“homicide”)
- dún- + marú (“killing”) → dúnmharú (“murder”)
- dún- + argain (“destruction”) → dúnorgain (“manslaughter”)
- dún- + poll (“hole”) → dúnpholl (“manhole”)
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