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Irish
Etymology
maol (“bald”) + -igh
Verb
maolaigh (present analytic maolaíonn, future analytic maolóidh, verbal noun maolú, past participle maolaithe)
- (intransitive) to grow bald
- (transitive) to make bald, to crop closely
- (intransitive) to become blunt
- (transitive) to make blunt
- (transitive) to make lower or flatter
- (intransitive) to decrease, abate, become less
- (law, transitive) to mitigate
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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maolaím
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maolaíonn tú; maolaír†
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maolaíonn sé, sí
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maolaímid; maolaíonn muid
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maolaíonn sibh
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maolaíonn siad; maolaíd†
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a mhaolaíonn; a mhaolaíos / a maolaíonn*; a maolaíos*
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maolaítear
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past
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mhaolaigh mé; mhaolaíos
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mhaolaigh tú; mhaolaís
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mhaolaigh sé, sí
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mhaolaíomar; mhaolaigh muid
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mhaolaigh sibh; mhaolaíobhair
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mhaolaigh siad; mhaolaíodar
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a mhaolaigh / ar mhaolaigh*
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maolaíodh
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past habitual
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mhaolaínn / maolaínn‡‡
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mhaolaíteá / maolaíteᇇ
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mhaolaíodh sé, sí / maolaíodh sé, s퇇
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mhaolaímis; mhaolaíodh muid / maolaímis‡‡; maolaíodh muid‡‡
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mhaolaíodh sibh / maolaíodh sibh‡‡
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mhaolaídís; mhaolaíodh siad / maolaídís‡‡; maolaíodh siad‡‡
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a mhaolaíodh / a maolaíodh*
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mhaolaítí / maolaít퇇
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future
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maolóidh mé; maolód; maolóchaidh mé†
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maolóidh tú; maolóir†; maolóchaidh tú†
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maolóidh sé, sí; maolóchaidh sé, sí†
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maolóimid; maolóidh muid; maolóchaimid†; maolóchaidh muid†
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maolóidh sibh; maolóchaidh sibh†
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maolóidh siad; maolóid†; maolóchaidh siad†
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a mhaolóidh; a mhaolós; a mhaolóchaidh†; a mhaolóchas† / a maolóidh*; a maolós*; a maolóchaidh*†; a maolóchas*†
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maolófar; maolóchar†
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conditional
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mhaolóinn; mhaolóchainn† / maolóinn‡‡; maolóchainn†‡‡
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mhaolófá; mhaolóchthᆠ/ maolófᇇ; maolóchthᆇ‡
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mhaolódh sé, sí; mhaolóchadh sé, sí† / maolódh sé, s퇇; maolóchadh sé, s톇‡
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mhaolóimis; mhaolódh muid; mhaolóchaimis†; mhaolóchadh muid† / maolóimis‡‡; maolódh muid‡‡; maolóchaimis†‡‡; maolóchadh muid†‡‡
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mhaolódh sibh; mhaolóchadh sibh† / maolódh sibh‡‡; maolóchadh sibh†‡‡
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mhaolóidís; mhaolódh siad; mhaolóchadh siad† / maolóidís‡‡; maolódh siad‡‡; maolóchadh siad†‡‡
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a mhaolódh; a mhaolóchadh† / a maolódh*; a maolóchadh*†
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mhaolófaí; mhaolóchthaí† / maolófa퇇; maolóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go maolaí mé; go maolaíod†
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go maolaí tú; go maolaír†
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go maolaí sé, sí
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go maolaímid; go maolaí muid
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go maolaí sibh
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go maolaí siad; go maolaíd†
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—
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go maolaítear
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past
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dá maolaínn
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dá maolaíteá
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dá maolaíodh sé, sí
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dá maolaímis; dá maolaíodh muid
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dá maolaíodh sibh
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dá maolaídís; dá maolaíodh siad
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—
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dá maolaítí
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imperative
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maolaím
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maolaigh
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maolaíodh sé, sí
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maolaímis
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maolaígí; maolaídh†
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maolaídís
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—
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maolaítear
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verbal noun
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maolú
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past participle
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maolaithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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maolaigh
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mhaolaigh
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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