dúnmharú

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish duinemarbad (from Old Irish duine (“person”) + marbad (“killing”)). By surface analysis, dún- +‎ marú.

Pronunciation

Noun

dúnmharú m (genitive singular dúnmharaithe, nominative plural dúnmharuithe)

  1. verbal noun of dúnmharaigh
  2. murder
    • 18 October 2013 Foinse
      Chuaigh fear, 41 bliain d’aois, os comhair na cúirte ar maidin inniu agus é cúisithe maidir le dúnmharú Elaine O’Hara.
      A man, 41 years of age, went before a court this morning charged with the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

Declension

Declension of dúnmharú (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dúnmharú dúnmharuithe
vocative a dhúnmharú a dhúnmharuithe
genitive dúnmharaithe dúnmharuithe
dative dúnmharú dúnmharuithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dúnmharú na dúnmharuithe
genitive an dúnmharaithe na ndúnmharuithe
dative leis an dúnmharú
don dúnmharú 		leis na dúnmharuithe

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúnmharú
radical lenition eclipsis
dúnmharú dhúnmharú ndúnmharú

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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