mallaigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish mallaigid, alteration (influenced by the suffix -igid) of Old Irish maldachaid, from Latin maledīcō (to slander, curse).

Pronunciation

Verb

mallaigh (present analytic mallaíonn, future analytic mallóidh, verbal noun mallú, past participle mallaithe)

  1. to curse
  2. to swear

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of mallaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
mallaigh mhallaigh 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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